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Banned
I thought yesterday it was an isolated incident. Then I saw just today same exact pocture. A woman wearing a night gown, long silky bellow the knee, no bra. Must be rona starvation.
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.
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.
"Tolstoy"?Tolstoy gain popularity again I guess
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.
For a disney princessGood lord
"Tolstoy"?
Damn this guy was smartLeo Tolstoy Quotes (Author of Anna Karenina)
6062 quotes from Leo Tolstoy: 'Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.', 'All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.', and 'If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.'www.goodreads.com
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.
Real beauty isn't darkness. But most of what attracts men is. Ladies learn their angles and looks to attract men. They attract you in general not to make life easier. They'll respect you more if you don't fall for it.Damn this guy was smart
"It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness"