picard
Master Don Juan
Why do men have midlife crisis? What are the symptoms of midlife crisis? Does anyone know the answer?
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Why do men have midlife crisis???
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"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.
Shiftkey
Master Don Juan
Anyone can have a midlife crisis, not just men. I suggest you take an intro psych class at your local JC.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
the symptoms will vary of each individual that is going thru any type of mid life crisis.
ethnomethodologist
Master Don Juan
What is a local JC?
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
From what I've seen and heard it usually tied into the lack of accomplishments that they are truly passionate about; mostly because they don't really know what they are passionate about. The majority of their accomplishments are those which he felt helped define him by society's standards and not his own.
"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.
MetalFortress
Master Don Juan
Junior College.
Am kind of in a midlife crisis rightnow, basicly I never accomplish what I wanted when I was younger such as: spending my youth having fun rather then working or being too lazy and miss the gold rush etc... then that am older I tried to relive to youth year by driving nice car, buy nice clothes and do things I shouldn do because am not at that age anymore. While doing it I realize that it just not for me, so am stuck not knowing where to go.
Yea thats what mid-life crisis is in a nutshell.
Yea thats what mid-life crisis is in a nutshell.