Ringleader41
Senior Don Juan
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I wasnt a bad white knight, but I used to think all women were pure and innocent than this site a d college happened
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.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
I agree with you. Women get away with murder while men can't even cough without being attacked sometimes.Burroughs said:modern women believe all men have an obligation die for them for their slightest whim
modern women also believe they have no obligation to serve their husband, cook for him, or fvck him
as long as men continue to not punch women in the face for this gross hypocrisy...the hypocrisy will continue
Dude these aren't friends, they are walking bags of insecurity. Yeah once in a while a friend can criticize you, but if they are constantly knocking you either you are taking things to seriously, are they seriously are not "friends". I had that sort of friend before, and now I do without them. Associate with the friends you want to, not every person is out there to side against you.Trump said:Come on bro, you should know every chance anyone gets to put you down they will take it. Can't get a wife? You are a loser. Don't make enough money? You're a loser. Don't have 3 degrees? You're a loser. Don't have enough friends? You're a loser. Not having sex all the time? You're a loser.
It's not society, it's human nature. I have friends who I've known for 20 years, still knock me down if they can and if it improves their image with their wives. Family members knock you down to make themselves feel better. Every sentence, every interaction, every meeting, every response or non response means something where people can put you down and make themselves feel better.
No one wants you to succeed, it reminds them of their own failures. The only thing that keeps the world turning is money and sex, everything else is bs.
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.