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.
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.
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.
So a single woman who hit the gym with good results is enough to establish a rule or break an other one?Ninja Dude said:Man some of you guys are truly cynical. YOu may want to reconsider this attitude - it is not attractive! (unless accompanied by sharp wit/humor as opposed to bitterness)
Proof that some women do improve with age: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eae3_LDysY8&feature=youtu.be
I agree. All of those women were hotter when they were younger.mrRuckus said:Um, yea, not on a single one. And it's basically demonstrated by all those women having all but vanished from movies, tv, etc.
Right, races with darker skin age better. I think I've read that it's because they have a higher oil content in their skin, keeps them moisturized.ilikecharlene said:in my experience, it depends on race. women with darker skin i find look more youthful than fair skinned women.
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.
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.
It's the faces, dude. By 26 or so their faces are FAR worse already than a 20 year old regardless of working out. A man actually looks better as it starts to look a bit weathered as he becomes a man. It declines eventually but before it does, it improves.020204 said:It is true that we males provided we look after ourselves probably stay verile for longer however what isn't factored in is that very few women actually workout with weights to a significant degree.
I get more compliments in my 50s than I ever got in my 20s.020204 said:I agree that we men get better, at 41 I don't have any greys and my physique is pretty tight, have notised guys who do deliberately die their hair grey often look really great and provided they aren't obese don't really loose their appeal with women. I can still think of some very hot women, in this age bracket although I will have to admit they are in the minority.
I remember a lot of girls in high school who were considered not very attractive. Then a few years later wow! Their curves came in, they learned how to fix their hair, started wearing short shorts, and all of a sudden they were smoking hotties.020204 said:I would probably say nerdy girls do get better with age, I think they are a pretty good example. The reality is that not everyone has run their race in their early 20s.
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.