Serenity
Moderator
Why do men cheat? It's the same story.
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.
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.
I'm telling you man, having options can change a person so easily. I'm having options now and I can see how you can let it get to you. I don't have the number of options as women, I generally float around 2-3, but that feeling of simply no way of losing is just mind blowing. Its hard to explain it but there is a reason why people advocate spinning plates/having options. Just don't let it get to your head is all I'm gonna say.El Payaso said:Lol. Whatever you say, youngin.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
I think culture is enabling hypergamy. I think part of the issue comes down the fact that divorce almost always unfairly punishes the man so there is no punitive consequence for cheating if you are a woman.PeasantPlayer said:Anyone else getting annoying when people answer with "they cheat because our culture promotes it" Seems like it implies women would never cheat or cheat as much if it wasn't for our culture which have no evidence. Maybe women cheat for the same reason men cheat? I understand what you are saying about culture, but people act like women would be angels if our "culture" was not the way it is now
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.