"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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I just had to share this webcomic with you guys

Sums up just about everything an AFC is me thinks ; )

http://xkcd.com/513/

I love the site, a must read for any intellectual, especially those with maths and science training.
 

"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.

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Hughman said:
I just had to share this webcomic with you guys

Sums up just about everything an AFC is me thinks ; )

http://xkcd.com/513/

I love the site, a must read for any intellectual, especially those with maths and science training.
Heh, my favorite site. I love the alt text on that comic "Friends with detriments."
 
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