"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

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Women Now Paying for Their Own Engagement Rings

"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.

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The Duke

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What does the woman do for the man???? Buying a girl a ring doesn't prove schitt. A wedding ring is an outdated materialistic symbol that women use so they can run off and impress their stupid girl friends.

and I've never seen a ring plug a hole! ;-)
 
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Howiestern said:
What does the woman do for the man???? Buying a girl a ring doesn't prove schitt. A wedding ring is an outdated materialistic symbol that women use so they can run off and impress their stupid girl friends.

and I've never seen a ring plug a hole! ;-)
Right on, right on, right on
 

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Dear MDJ,
Can't you find better posts than the last three?
 

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Seems pretty interesting to me. This is very strange.

Feminism seemed like a great idea (emancipation of women) but the ramifications were unseen and were overwhelmingly negative for men.

Perhaps the balance will begin to right itself.
 

"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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evan12

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Engagement ring was like a contract that this women is owned now by the specific man , in these days when there is always a change to breakup , rings become just a sign of the relationship status of the person , just like FB relationship status .
 

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Engagement rings were once "contracts" between man and wife. A sign to all other dudes that she was taken.

They'd agree to get married, and they'd buy the ring.

Contrary to hollywood, marriage was rarely about pure romance. It was much more of a business decision, (not completely, but more so than people would like to admit) at least in western society.

Then the diamond industry came up with the idea of the guy "surprising the girl" with the ring.

Guys shopping by themselves would spend twice as much, than if they went shopping with their wives to be.

The typical beta swallowed this new meme (you're a MAN if you're romantic, and surprise your girl with a ring) hook, line and sinker.


I would suspect that the growing trend of girls buying their own rings is a sign that girls don't want to feel obligated, even if they're married.

grrrrl power, and all that.

I suppose the takeaway from this is that if your girl starts talking about buying her own ring, because she's so independent, head for the fucking hills.
 

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what does it matter who buys it if they're getting married and hitching finances anyway?
 
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