"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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My funny story, and why NOT to overthink things

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Y'all may have heard about the hb8 i banged last month who i was into?

Well anyway we banged, all was good and in the morning she randomly went cold and left in a hurry

I asked around the good ol' "manosphere" and got fantastic tips like "the sex probably wasn't good enough, NEXT" and "NEXT" and "go NC"and "go mgtow" and all the usual, etc etc

Even though in my mind i knew the sex was good and something didn't seem right, and she was still giving IOI's i took the advice and nexted

next few weeks was me feeling ****ty and knowing that something wasnt right.

Well eventually in spite of manosphere advice, last night I REACH OUT.. because i realized i was acting a **** and I said "you should come over and we can finish that movie" (that we watched half of before hooking up

she comes over and we hook up, its amazing, afterwards she's even brings up the exclusive tag (but I'M not ready yet) then we have a little chat about the past month

I ask why she left so sudden and acted weird, wondering to myself "what was it that caused this month of ****"

her answer?

"i needed to poop and didnt wanna do it in your house"
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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Y'all may have heard about the hb8 i banged last month who i was into?

Well anyway we banged, all was good and in the morning she randomly went cold and left in a hurry

I asked around the good ol' "manosphere" and got fantastic tips like "the sex probably wasn't good enough, NEXT" and "NEXT" and "go NC"and "go mgtow" and all the usual, etc etc

Even though in my mind i knew the sex was good and something didn't seem right, and she was still giving IOI's i took the advice and nexted

next few weeks was me feeling ****ty and knowing that something wasnt right.

Well eventually in spite of manosphere advice, last night I REACH OUT.. because i realized i was acting a **** and I said "you should come over and we can finish that movie" (that we watched half of before hooking up

she comes over and we hook up, its amazing, afterwards she's even brings up the exclusive tag (but I'M not ready yet) then we have a little chat about the past month

I ask why she left so sudden and acted weird, wondering to myself "what was it that caused this month of ****"

her answer?

"i needed to poop and didnt wanna do it in your house"
Nothing is black or white in life

This forum seems to forget it

You shown that making a move, you'll get a reaction, in this case it went your way... you win

At the same time, she was probably wondering why you werent following and you were curious... you needed to know and you got laid

In short, if you don't ask, you'll never know. Unless you get a straight NO or she act like a ghost... why would you ever give up communications until you get your way

Good job
 

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Infern0- I'm guessing she took a dump before coming over this time? :) haha
 

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So why didn't this girl try and get a hold of you after she went home to take a dump the first time? She let a month go by! Do you really believe her "schitty" excuse? That's a long time for a girl that talks about having an exclusive relationship so soon with a guy she barely knows.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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A girl that doesn't contact for a month, but then comes over, has sex and says she didn't contact you cause she was gonna take a dump is at least unstable and at the very worst case, a possible and probable headache in your life that you can avoid. If you like the sex, keep on, but don't exclusive with this one. Just my 2 cents
 
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Y'all may have heard about the hb8 i banged last month who i was into?

Well anyway we banged, all was good and in the morning she randomly went cold and left in a hurry

I asked around the good ol' "manosphere" and got fantastic tips like "the sex probably wasn't good enough, NEXT" and "NEXT" and "go NC"and "go mgtow" and all the usual, etc etc

Even though in my mind i knew the sex was good and something didn't seem right, and she was still giving IOI's i took the advice and nexted

next few weeks was me feeling ****ty and knowing that something wasnt right.

Well eventually in spite of manosphere advice, last night I REACH OUT.. because i realized i was acting a **** and I said "you should come over and we can finish that movie" (that we watched half of before hooking up

she comes over and we hook up, its amazing, afterwards she's even brings up the exclusive tag (but I'M not ready yet) then we have a little chat about the past month

I ask why she left so sudden and acted weird, wondering to myself "what was it that caused this month of ****"

her answer?

"i needed to poop and didnt wanna do it in your house"


Sounds like she ran out of options and since you didn't chase her like most guys do, when you reached out, she wasn't thinking "oh yeah inferno. I remember him."

You didn't chace. You were a challenge and didn't realize it. She was willing to give it another shot because you weren't needy. She doesn't know if she has any kind of hold on you or not because you were not needy and didn't chase to to test the waters she asked you to be exclusive to see how you would react.

Keep up the good work.
 
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Just goes to show it can be anything...ANYTHING.

You always have to take the forum advice and then make your own decisions based on the situation. You are the only one who knows the situation IRL. Hilarious.

Good for you on leading and reaching out. Seems to have worked out well.
 

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It also explains that brown stuff on your dik.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Ironic how @Infern0 creates a thread about why not to overthink things and half the responses are men overthinking things lol
I dont get the hostility or overthinking either lol.

Guys have to follow with they preach...shows how contradicting life/ this forum can be.

Inferno made à threat all hell break lose... hence Inferno the name.

Inferno proved with action and intent à wiling woman will move (no matter her reasons)

Is she LTR material... damaged etc.. only him and his expérience with her can tell. Maybe they are signs... however who care if the goal is a ONS. Hé got what hé want!

Hopefully, hé is wise to not make à mistake in choosing his LTR woman.

But for this case, thumbs up
 

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Nothing is black or white in life

This forum seems to forget it

You shown that making a move, you'll get a reaction, in this case it went your way... you win

At the same time, she was probably wondering why you werent following and you were curious... you needed to know and you got laid

In short, if you don't ask, you'll never know. Unless you get a straight NO or she act like a ghost... why would you ever give up communications until you get your way

Good job
Correct.

Everyone on here assumes she didnt contact me for a month, incorrect, she did.

However i wasnt being direct due to the bad advice i recieved. But its funny how the mentality once again goes to she must be a ho, playing games, lacking interest or whatever.

Point im tryna make is sometimes the "game" ****s you up and you just have to do what seems right to you.
 

"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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