"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
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.
Why is Luke's last name "Skywalker"?
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"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
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.
well. in that episode vader SOMEHOW knew to go to that planet.. (the force)... he knew because luke was there..
it all kinda winds in i think.
but just remember, when unexplained, think wizard.
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
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.
Yotsuya-san
Senior Don Juan
The Lars (Owen and Beru) were not blood related to Anakin and Shimi. As far as everyone knows, Anakin was an only child! There may be some connection between the Lars and Obi-wan Kenobi. I heard somewhere that Owen was Ben Kenobi's brother.
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Have you even seen the movies? Emperor Palpatine tells Vader that Luke is the son of Anakin Skywalker and Vader says something like "How can that be?"
LowPlainsDrifter
Senior Don Juan
Vader is holding a sheet of DNA lab results and says to Luke, "I'm 99.999% sure I am your father..."
WesCottII
Master Don Juan
*waits for flame war to erupt*
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
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.
Yotsuya-san
Senior Don Juan
That's only in the new, special edition versions. Those of us who grew up on the original un-bastardized versions remember that it originally wasn't mentioned till that fateful duel at the end of ESB.
Vader: Obi-wan never told you what happened to you father did he?
Luke: He told me enough, he told me you killed him!
Vader: No. I AM YOUR FATHER!
Of course, the totally rewritten special edition version of the Emperor and Vader's convo (notice the difference in the hologram and the voice from the original) totally undermines that revelation.
Just goes to show you: If something aint broke, don't fix it. That means you mr. Lucas!
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Luke: Oh sh1t, well there's no way I'm giving you fathers day presents for the last 30 years.
Centaurion
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PRMoon
Master Don Juan
It's more like a wandering samurai tale. I've seen tons upon tons of great movies where the protaginist have swords and have the ability to deflect bullets and what not.
And the whole "Master (fill in the blank)" thing, they might as well be saying Sensai. Starwars is a total rip from that motif no doubt about it. The only diff is the galactic fantasy apeal to it which caught on pretty big.
"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.
LuckyStrike
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PRMoon
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He told lucas "I don't want to go out like no punk"
He also told lucas that he wanted to have a purple lightsabre because he likes purple...and so he could stand out more the some other people in the combat scenes in Episode 2.
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They have the power of the force, they can just sense these things. Like when Luke revealed to Leia that she was his sister, even with her undeveloped power she could still feel that he was telling the truth.
Yotsuya-san
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Vader never forgot that he was once Anakin Skywalker. In the original version of Empire Strikes Back, the Emperor hologram (voiced by Clive Revill and looking somewhat like a cross between a human and lemur), told Vader that the son of Skywalker was the disturbance he felt in the force. Vader did not seem phased by this revelation. He simply mused casually that Luke could be turned and the Emperor thought it was a good idea. At the time, there was no reason for the audience to see any connection between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader other than the fact that we still operated with the assumption that the only connection was that Vader killed Luke's father, as reported by Ben Kenobi in Episode IV.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
yes huh..
vader lies on the floor dying as the black mask comes off and he says to luke .... " luke i am your father"!!!!
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.