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.

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Whens the last massage have you've taken? and where?

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Whens the last massage you've taken? and where? I had one a few days ago, at our Hotel my parent's owns a few blocks from our house. It was okay but I felt a lot better in the morning after getting a good night's sleep, feels revitalized man. I think a massage would do you some good right now if you're overly stressed and need some time for yourself, it's sort of like meditation where you're just focus on relaxing yourself and letting go. So I suggest you get one if your out of it and need to destress.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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To me, a message isn't "relaxing" unless I have a few happy endings. :)
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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I'm planning to get a massage today (with a women of course). The last massage I had was on October 31st.

I agree with your assessment that it does make you feel more relaxed. My whole system feels relaxed, especially the first few days afterwards. It was a novelty at first (ie the first one or two times), but now I'm used to a woman massaging my back. The one I'm seeing today was the first messeuse I visited when I broke the ice with this thing.

Its' normally a quiet and relaxed moment where you can just lie down and relax.
 

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Just had a massage. The masseuse asked me that it's up to me if I wanted to take my underware off. I'm like, did I really just hear that? Of course I kept my underware on. Today is Sunday and it is the Lord's day! I left as pure as I came in and had a great massage!
 

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I had a girl take me to this place, and we not only got a couples massage, but we also did the dinner, the water therapy, and about an hour of Swedish massage. It was my first time, and overall it was a good experience. Our companies paid for the massage since they cover it if the massage therapist is a registered physiotherapist or something like that, and we paid for everything else, plus a hotel nearby.


Later on, I was really stressed and decided to go to a hole-in-the-wall franchise. The experience was night and day, because the masseur there was basically a kid fresh out of college, so it wasn’t anywhere near as good as the luxury one.

 

"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.

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I'm planning to get a massage today (with a women of course). The last massage I had was on October 31st.

I agree with your assessment that it does make you feel more relaxed. My whole system feels relaxed, especially the first few days afterwards. It was a novelty at first (ie the first one or two times), but now I'm used to a woman massaging my back. The one I'm seeing today was the first messeuse I visited when I broke the ice with this thing.

Its' normally a quiet and relaxed moment where you can just lie down and relax.
Are you sure? Here is the great scene of George getting a massage from a man:

 
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