"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Would you rather be Clark Kent or Superman?

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I've just had a thought: Is Superman a DJ?

Superman
Always calm
Sticks to his principles
Decisive
Confident
Only fights to protect

Clark Kent
Meek
Hesitant
Nice
Doormat
Stumbles over his words

I'm basing these observations on Christopher Reeves (RIP) portrayal. No wonder Lois Lane falls in love with superman and ignores Clark lol

So has Superman got the tightest inner game or what?
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

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.

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Superman represents the best in all men. Clark represents an alien view of Earth men. It is our job to shed our secret identities and to become indestructible.
 
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they are the same man.
can't a man have many qualities that can be listed on a pro vs con list?
 
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I love the writeup that was around for a while on why superman could never have sex with Lois Lane. The lasting memories of the article are of the phrase "gutted like a minnow" and the image of millions of super-sperm exiting her back like a shotgun blast.

Physicists shouldn't read comics.
 
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I'll take his super powers. He's demeanor and mannerisms are great, but if I just had his super powers, I'd be THE man. Now if I were Richard Reeds, I'd probably give some women some good orgasms.
 

"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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But...superman wears blue leggins and red latex pampers. :nervous:
 
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Papermoon said:
But...superman wears blue leggins and red latex pampers. :nervous:
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Superman was the first superhero. Everything else is just imitation.
 
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Bruce Wayne but Tony Stark is giving him a run for his money. ;)
 

"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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I think you are right penkitten. I'd like to get to the point where I'm a DJ on the outside but still a nice guy on the inside lol. Clearly these are the words of a raging afc.

They are not Pampers, I think they are actually some sort of performance enhancing dry-fit pants.
 
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Creed said:
I think you are right penkitten. I'd like to get to the point where I'm a DJ on the outside but still a nice guy on the inside lol. Clearly these are the words of a raging afc.

They are not Pampers, I think they are actually some sort of performance enhancing dry-fit pants.
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are you saying a DJ is not a nice guy ?

I'm assuming you are puttin "nice guy" in to the same corner as a AFC ?

I am myself a DJ and a nice guy at the same time as I do not see a difference.

Superman Batman ? meh.. I would not be either one, one is to bussy saving everyone and can't enjoy life clark kent is just a guy let's life pass on him bye
 
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I heard a great take on this on one of David D's interview cds. I can't remember who the guest was, but he reminded us that Clark Kent was an ARTIFICIAL construct superman made up to hide his true masculinity. Clark Kent was never weak or meek. He went overboard in order to "blend in". "Clark Kent" only pretended to be a pvssy. He was always superman.
 
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reset said:
I heard a great take on this on one of David D's interview cds. I can't remember who the guest was, but he reminded us that Clark Kent was an ARTIFICIAL construct superman made up to hide his true masculinity. Clark Kent was never weak or meek. He went overboard in order to "blend in". "Clark Kent" only pretended to be a pvssy. He was always superman.
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i thought that too
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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People seem to forget that superman is clark kent. With all his powers he hid behind clark kent. Clark was superman's protector! Clark was hiding supermans fears of being alien and unaccepted.

I'd be clark kent. Who in the end got the girl, even after lois knew the truth, she married clark, not superman!
 
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It could be a good example of role plays, when Clark is in the role of superman he has all the confidence in the world, but when he's trying to be normal that goes away.
 
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