"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Workout plan for my friend

HandyAndy

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My friend wants me to get him a workout plan. I got him on Rippetoes but he thinks just because there is only 4-5 exercises that it wont get him results, he tried it for 3 days and quit, then went on his own and started over training himself, doing 6 separate exercises only for his chest.

He is 170lbs
6 feet tall and about 15-20% body fat.

He wants defined abs, a cut body and muscular at the same time. I told him he needs to lower his body fat.

What do you suggest for him?
 

"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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The Bat

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Tell him to read the Vault.

And tell him that working out is a commitment. Not something you can do in couple of months and expect permanent results.
 

HandyAndy

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Hes not on this site, i was thinking of getting him on Stronglifts 5x5 but hes gonna be a little b1tch about it, he NEVER wants to raise the weights. He keeps arguing with me, telling me sh1t like "you can work your abs everyday, it says so in the mens health magazine" "it takes 2 weeks to see results" hes ignorant.
 

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Tell him it will take years of toil to get a great physique. That should encourage him. ;)

MM
 

HandyAndy

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I would tell him that but hed be like, fvck it, hes very impatient, if he doesnt want to listen then im not gonna bother helping him
 

"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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I-tallionStallion

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Then screw him, when he sees how great you look, he'll be begging you for a plan.
 

Quagmire911

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HandyAndy said:
My friend wants me to get him a workout plan. I got him on Rippetoes but he thinks just because there is only 4-5 exercises that it wont get him results, he tried it for 3 days and quit, then went on his own and started over training himself, doing 6 separate exercises only for his chest.

He is 170lbs
6 feet tall and about 15-20% body fat.

He wants defined abs, a cut body and muscular at the same time. I told him he needs to lower his body fat.

What do you suggest for him?
A psychiatrist.
 
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