What Started as a Joke Turned Into a Playbook: The 48 Laws of Dating
- Larry Carroll Jr.
- May 5
- 2 min read
Know the Rules of Engagement Before You Dive Into the Dating Pool
Let’s be honest—what started off as a harmless joke about pee and poop in the dating pool quickly turned into something much deeper (and no, not deeper like the kiddie pool… we’re talking scuba gear, emotional baggage, and unhealed inner child levels of deep).
Dating used to be simple. You liked someone. You awkwardly flirted. You went on a date. Maybe held hands, maybe shared fries. But now? Now you need a PhD in psychology, a working knowledge of attachment styles, a trauma therapist on speed dial, and an algorithm to decode text message tone. The fundamentals of love haven’t changed—but the rules of engagement seem to update faster than your phone’s iOS.
With every swipe, tweet, podcast hot take, and self-proclaimed “dating coach” on TikTok, we’ve turned connection into a competitive sport—minus the clarity and with way more emotional injuries. Somewhere along the way, men, women, and everyone in between became so polarized that dating feels less like romance and more like tactical warfare. And the worst part? No one can agree on the playbook.
That’s where,The 48 Laws of Dating
comes in.
Think of this as the user manual nobody gave you—a hybrid of Robert Greene’s Art of Seduction, 48 Laws of Power, and a splash of much-needed 2020s realism. These aren’t rigid commandments etched in stone. They’re bite-sized psychological truths—clever, challenging, sometimes funny, sometimes raw—crafted to help you survive and maybe even thrive in the beautiful mess that is modern dating.
I’m not a guru. I don’t have a YouTube channel with 10 tips on “how to make them chase you.” But I am a human being. And like you, I’ve been on both sides of the awkward text, the situationship spiral, the ghosting, the “what are we?” and the moment of wondering, “Is it me? Or is this just the dating apocalypse?”
This guide is both a mirror and a map.
It’s a call to pause the mind games, set down the scripts, and look at dating for what it really is—a crash course in self-discovery. Because every swipe, every spark, and every heartbreak is teaching you two lessons at once:
What you want in a partner.
What kind of partner you’re showing up as.
Sure, Robert Greene gave us the Siren, the Rake, the Coquette—but the real seduction isn’t just in attracting others. It’s in becoming the version of yourself that love can actually reach. The Art of Seduction brings the drama, the flair, the theater of connection. But the 48 Laws of Dating? This is the architecture of commitment. One crafts the spark. The other builds the fire.
So here’s your invitation:
Put down the coping mechanisms. Pick up your curiosity. Read the laws. Break some if you want (we won’t judge). But know this: dating doesn’t have to be war, performance, or a parade of “what ifs.” It can be intentional. It can be fun. And yes—it can even be healthy.
Because even in a pool full of chlorine, filters, and a few floaters, you can still find something real.
Grab your Free copy today!
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