Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Why learn to lip-read?

Jack-Torrance

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Why learn to lip-read?

Lip reading is a very important skill if you are planning on doing a lot of picking up at nightclubs where there will be loud music... You know how it can get, when she keeps saying the same thing over and over because you can't hear her...

Try watching TV on mute and figure out what they are saying... If you are truly awful (which I must admit I was), use the subtitles so you can get used to the lip movements etc.

Once you really get the hang of this you can really start putting it to use :)
 

"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.

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bro, this is blatant plagiarism... I know I've read this before somewhere.

Anyway lip-reading is definitely not an important skill compared to some other ones you can learn.
 

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Stop stating the obvious. These kind of posts are all over.
 

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i've always wanted to learn how to lip read. very rarely i'll mute and try to read the lips. i barely do it tho cuz i barely watch tv, so when i do, i'm usually trying to actually understand it.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

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.

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Watch yourself in the mirror as you say common phrases. There. Lesson learnt.

OR, you can take the chance to get CLOSER to her to hear her, or to talk to her.
 
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