Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
When was the last time you REALLY felt happy/excited about something in your life?
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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
Hughman
Senior Don Juan
Had a great week where I controlled a frame against this stupid little ***** and her whinny friends because I had been upfront and a jerk with them. Then me and my buddy managed to open a 4-set. I got 2 numbers but looks like I've lucked out on them, but my buddy might get something from one of them. That's in my thread about me becoming an *******.
Then yesterday I was part of a flashmob. From there I got 5 numbers, and it looks like I can score with one (I knew her beforehand, and I'm getting mad IOIs from her) and I might get with another one. I'm still to try the other 3 numbers.
And from next week, it's my results day (which decides if I get to go to uni to become a doctor), then my birthday party, then my night out with my best buddies as a VIP at one of the best clubs in town.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
taiyuu_otoko
Master Don Juan
virginat40
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man oh man I felt good
comic_relief
Master Don Juan
when I took a 350 mile bike trip across Northeastern Pennsylvania. :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:
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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
I've felt pockets of excitement, happiness, contentment here and there but its always fleeting, never lasting. Its here today, gone tomorrow.
Meet a girl, turns out she's a ho
thought career advancement was up ahead, false alarm
you get what I'm saying, nothing lasting has happened in a looooong time.
I just feel very stagnant. Not progressing.
I have a great opportunity being a part of a start up company which I will have some ownership stake in. What makes this so exciting is that it is 100% up to us, the engineers, to make this thing happen. I feel confident that we could be millionaires before age 35 if we do it right - but this is more than about the money. Its about doing something new and challenging outside the safety of a corporate desk job.
We start in one month, but I am already doing design work and literary research before the funding comes in and our start dates are 'official' . Reading journal papers and trying to re-learn thermal systems analysis and design reminds me that my engineer skills need a lot of polishing!
I am sure there will be the lows, the times I want to quit and run to the sanctuary of safety and comfort of a corporate job. Its easy to get excited over something like this, but I am well aware that there will be low points getting there. I signed up for the ride, not just the high points.st_99 said:
Before that though, I was living in a stale predictable existence that you mentioned. While its nice, it is very boring and it makes you wonder...is there more to life than just this?
Unbridled_Phoenix
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You need a salesman? Look no further!synergy1 said:
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.