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 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.
sorry mate. but that's women rate me. so i guess it stickednot if you tell yourself you're a 3/10 you don't
If you're rating yourself like that, you need to focus on building your self confidence. I'm not some kind of Rico Suave, but I know I've come a long way in the past few years. Used to suffer from major depression but now I feel pretty secure and confident in myself. Self improvement is my favorite hobby. Set small goals for yourself in all aspects of your life and work towards them every day. Work out, learn an instrument, try to get a better job or promotion. Quit a bad habit. Something, anything. As you achieve these goals you will start to value yourself much more.sorry mate. but that's women rate me. so i guess it sticked
but what if women see you like that. is it game over?If you're rating yourself like that, you need to focus on building your self confidence. I'm not some kind of Rico Suave, but I know I've come a long way in the past few years. Used to suffer from major depression but now I feel pretty secure and confident in myself. Self improvement is my favorite hobby. Set small goals for yourself in all aspects of your life and work towards them every day. Work out, learn an instrument, try to get a better job or promotion. Quit a bad habit. Something, anything. As you achieve these goals you will start to value yourself much more.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Have you read the DJ Bible? Especially the works of Pook? You need to see yourself as a catch. Don't pedestal women. Pedestal yourself. Girls are attracted to confidence. Sure, physical appearance helps out, but you can be a good looking guy and get nowhere with women if you have no self confidence. What's the context behind you being rated a 3 anyways? How many women said that? And in what setting?but what if women see you like that. is it game over?
mostly online dating, social networks: Facebook, Tinder etc. Lots of women. Yes the words of Pook are inspiring but i was wondering if he was including guys like myself when he made the Book Of Pook.Have you read the DJ Bible? Especially the works of Pook? You need to see yourself as a catch. Don't pedestal women. Pedestal yourself. Girls are attracted to confidence. Sure, physical appearance helps out, but you can be a good looking guy and get nowhere with women if you have no self confidence. What's the context behind you being rated a 3 anyways? How many women said that? And in what setting?
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.
You care too much about others' opinions. And worse still, you derive your value and your intrinsic sense ofsorry mate. but that's women rate me. so i guess it sticked
You beat easily a 10/10 when you are awesome, funny, know what you want, smart, self confident, independent, ...do i still have a chance?
This is the crux of your problem. You are focused on how others perceive you, rather than how you perceive yourself. Flip the script and you'll notice results immediately.but that's women rate me.
Mick jagger is an ugly mofo but he enters every room with confidence. Women will notice your confidence and your swagger even if you say you are a 3 out of 10. If you command the room and if you walk tall snd learn how to carry yourself you would be surprised how your 3 will jump to a 6 or 7 in no time. Read the don juan bible. Work on cold approaching. Build your confidencebut what if women see you like that. is it game over?
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
What do you do (I mean you personally) instead of go on dates?Wanting to be on a date is kinda pathetic. Girls think like that. You should want to be getting laid. Dating is for guys who don't know any better way to get sex.
It is actionable. You need to have the mindset that anything is achievable if you work hard enough at it, like the guy without arms and legs in the video Reykhel posted. There is a Japanese Proverb that goes: "fall down seven times, stand up eight." Seriously, he needs to get rejected. Again and again and again. So he can go from the point where gets rejected and thinks "oh god, that was awful, poor me, I'm a failure" to "oh well, her loss, next". Some people are naturally skilled at things but the only way we can learn if we are not is through repeated failure. Fail enough times at something and you will slowly get better at it, so long as you keep trying.495/500 rejections. That must hurt a lot.
When you are depressed (3/10) I guess you need to feel to be able to move forward (some success), not to feel burning rejection 500 times. The inner game advice here is rock solid, but probably not actionable for him. I would try to increase the probability by being smart about it. Determine your best skill. Eliminate those skills not shared by women. Improve your skill further. Let's say you speak french. Determine your skill level and join the next course (even if it is a bloody beginner's course). Pro: Give a course.
You read the interest level of the other female participants. Ask the girl out with the highest interest level (smiles, questions, body language). If necessary move on to the next and the next and the next girl. Maybe you want to ask for coffee (small investment). It is probably not the most alpha way of doing things, but I guess a small success is better than none. Get the number. Wait a couple of days. Ask her out, must not even be coffee. Date.
Building confidence takes time, but will be a by product of "taking care of yourself". The more confidence you have, the more confidence you can get...Mick jagger is an ugly mofo but he enters every room with confidence. Women will notice your confidence and your swagger even if you say you are a 3 out of 10. If you command the room and if you walk tall snd learn how to carry yourself you would be surprised how your 3 will jump to a 6 or 7 in no time. Read the don juan bible. Work on cold approaching. Build your confidence
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.