She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
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.
That's amazing!! I try to act like a 5 year old sometimes, although I keep it to a minimum because I don't want to be seen as the "dancing monkey" or whatever. But this is good stuff, probably better for HB8+ in my opinionOxide said:Everyone has a few of these. The stuff you pull out of the hat with almost every girl that works almost always.
Here is some of mine:
The good old, "hey what's this?" as you point to her neck (where adams apple would be). As she looks down you flick her chin and laugh.?
For n easrlier kiss that would probably be awkward, sounds like it depends on the girl also. As you said though you got mixed result, Ill try this though AmazingAmazing said:anyone try doing the kiss, then saying "well, that was good, like a 7/10"
i did it a few times with mixed results though
Yeah, this usually works, though I've only used it on HB7.5s and above.Amazing said:anyone try doing the kiss, then saying "well, that was good, like a 7/10"
i did it a few times with mixed results though
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.
NewAndImproved said:Haven't had the balls to try it on a random girl though.
Funnily enough I use both of these. Except I add the "Naooooooooooooooooooooo" at the end of pulling away for the High Five.Oxide said:The good old, "hey what's this?" as you point to her neck (where adams apple would be). As she looks down you flick her chin and laugh.
The high five take away. Get pumped, say high five and as she goes for it pull away. I usually high five normally a time or two then do this - you SHOULD high five normally next though to ease it back.
Those two I use all the time. What are yours?
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.
similar but pretend to slightly zone out when shes talking to u and get caught looking at her lips then say "oh sorry whats was that" always met by a blush from her.Dubh said:intentionally get caught starring at a her and then smiling and then looking away thats the best
adding that to my arsenal.Boxer said:When the girl I'm with starts to sing a song that's stuck in her head...
Me: Hey who sings that?
Her: <artist name>
Me: Alright lets keep it that way![]()
I accidentally use something along these lines....it drives women who are interested in you nuts when you don't pay attention to what they are saying. E.g. you are doing something and they start talking but your concentrating on what you are doing. You turn and saying "sorry what was that?".londonzen said:similar but pretend to slightly zone out when shes talking to u and get caught looking at her lips then say "oh sorry whats was that" always met by a blush from her.
girls do it all the time but there thing is much more blatant followed by a "im sorry what did you say" with a cheeky smile
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.