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Don Juan
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How would one define a "quality" woman?
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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.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
But...women adapt to their environment..therefore, they change.blueguy said:Here's the thing guys:
Women haven't changed. Their environments have.
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.
Right, but basically the problem here is that humans are going to do whatever they can get away with. I know we're talking women here, but it's really the same thing. Let's make some cases:Mr.Positive said:But...women adapt to their environment..therefore, they change.
Absolutely. I always say good manners fade away the moment sword duels were banned. Who would risk insulting you, if he could be bollocks minus that same evening?squirrels said:People in general are of lower quality today.
Why? Because they can get away with it. Life is too easy.
you know what, squirrels replied to this thread first and said all people in general were lower quality also.jophil28 said:However I still have this sneaking suspicion that you will want to have the last word .
Maybe he likes you Pen...penkitten said:you know what, squirrels replied to this thread first and said all people in general were lower quality also.
why are you not trying to argue with him?
why are you only trying to argue with me?
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.
Wrong. I will have the last word:However I still have this sneaking suspicion that you will want to have the last word.
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.