ThreeStorms
Senior Don Juan
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- Jul 15, 2002
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Do you treat working out more like a hobby or more like a religion?
"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.
Working out: religion or hobby? (Poll)
- Thread starter ThreeStorms
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"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.
The Nice Guy is Gone
Senior Don Juan
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- Aug 26, 2005
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More of a hobby, but I do feel better if I was able to work out as I have set forth in my schedule. I don't live by it if I have something else to do, but I would rather work out than not.
When I started out it was more like a religion and took over everything else in my life, but now that I'm nearing the physique I was aiming for, it's more like a hobby or a routine just to maintain my body, health and state of mind.
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
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.
brucevangeorge
Banned
Religion. Its something that I dedicate myself to.
Helps keep me grounded when **** happens.
Helps keep me grounded when **** happens.