ilikecharlene
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Say you disliked children (I'm not fond of them), would you consider it?
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.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around 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.
Man, you're full of good wisdom. The only reason I keep coming back to this forums is to read your postsBible_Belt said:It's only ok if she beats the kids. That keeps them in line, and you're not allowed to beat them, so she has to do it. Otherwise, the kids are brats who ruin both of your lives.
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.
I think Belt nailed this one. Nothing makes a kid more jealous than his mom showing someone else interest in front of them. It's always going to be a financial liability one way or another. Maybe mom will pay for the kids things but now mom doesn't have much money for herself. No matter what you end up paying for those kids who prolly hate your guts.Bible_Belt said:It's only ok if she beats the kids. That keeps them in line, and you're not allowed to beat them, so she has to do it. Otherwise, the kids are brats who ruin both of your lives.