lizardking82
Master Don Juan
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Always curious about this one. Or sometimes, some people go on a streak of attracting only this kind, like for 1 or 2 years.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
If you had the drama with the ex it's perhaps that you have been conditioned to it and attracted to people with that vibe. When a lot of us get out of relationships we may have anger and pain, and that's not going to attract healthy folks usually.I just went through a recent breakup and the people I attracted back at the time seem to be people with loads of problems. One of the girls I am dating just told me tonight about her mother cheating on her father and how dramatic this all was in their family, another girl has trouble and is insecure about another story she had, this other girl that I stopped dating was all kinds of dramas going on... I mean, I know I am myself in kind of a dramatic vibe since I am on the road to emotional recovery from my last relationship heartbreak, but still, I don't think I am so dramatic as the people I meet, really. Like, I don't have this kind of drama going on in my life, I am chill most of the time, you know. It seems to be a incorrelation between the amount of drama they have and that I have. They have way, way more than me.
No, absolutely not, man. Until after the breakup where it was dramma for me for about a month, for those 2 years in relationship with her there was almost no drama at all. And I could notice that because I kept attracting great girls during those 2 years. And I totally understand that I was dramatic during October/November/December and even January of this year, but still, I am telling you, if my drama level is about 20%, these girls have like a good 60% in them.If you had the drama with the ex it's perhaps that you have been conditioned to it and attracted to people with that vibe. When a lot of us get out of relationships we may have anger and pain, and that's not going to attract healthy folks usually.
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
That's good. Getting too accustomed to it messes up our vibe and can set you back many years...No, absolutely not, man. Until after the breakup where it was dramma for me for about a month, for those 2 years in relationship with her there was almost no drama at all. And I could notice that because I kept attracting great girls during those 2 years. And I totally understand that I was dramatic during October/November/December and even January of this year, but still, I am telling you, if my drama level is about 20%, these girls have like a good 60% in them.
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.
"Hot girls" is like playing against the casino ( cheaters )... So yeah they have problems and will make you pay for it.Makes sense to me... birds of a feather flock together. Like begets like.
Sometimes you got to step back and look at the bigger picture. Did you knowingly invite that drama into your life despite initially using your DJ spider senses to detect early red flags?
We often rationalize the red flags initially because the woman is fun, exciting, typically impulsive, good sechs, and chemistry in the beginning.
It's later that the holes in the relation(ship) become glaringly obvious as the boat takes on too much water (drama) and you can't patch it up fast enough after its already began to sink.![]()
I don't believe it's necessarily a question of like attracting like....Always curious about this one. Or sometimes, some people go on a streak of attracting only this kind, like for 1 or 2 years.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Nope, not turning down better girls. I am sure there are other girls that are better, but not the case. Not dumpster diving either since the girls I date are never low quality. They are hot to my perception, but most of them seem to have this drama involved with them, though I think I got my answer from different perspectives up there.Were you turning down better girls?
Were you imagining other girls were better?
Or maybe you were dumpster diving and aspire for more?