U meant to quote me?Lol yes. You got this
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.
U meant to quote me?Lol yes. You got this
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.
Idk. I'm too drunk right now. Details are tedious right nowU meant to quote me?
Bad, bad and more bad.Forgetting to tell a girl time is a good way to confirm a date without looking like you are confirming the date.
Ideally you want to contact her the day before or the morning of with the time.
And you are wrong once again, surprise.Bad, bad and more bad.
1) You always tell the exact time and place. Ideally you will be going with or without her. For example: "I'll be at Joe's Crab Shack this Thursday at 7pm if you'd like to join me".
2) You never want to confirm the date after.
3) You never send date reminders.
4) You never contact them first the day of the date. If she forgot the date, she isn't that into you. Ideally she'll text at 10am and say "I'm braiding my hair for you. See you soon, my love".
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.
That thing about you ideally going to be there with or without her and saying I'll be somewhere if you wanna join... it sounds like a pretty cool approach I wanted to try and one that I often hear recommended online but when I actually think about it... isn't that implying that you just go to bars or restaurants alone like some loser or creep? And if you do have friends there, it's not going to be a date, unless you get them to leave right before it. Maybe this works for just casual hanging out and getting to know each other before delving into one on one dating? Which I feel like some people here would warn against since it may put you in a friend zone.Bad, bad and more bad.
1) You always tell the exact time and place. Ideally you will be going with or without her. For example: "I'll be at Joe's Crab Shack this Thursday at 7pm if you'd like to join me".
2) You never want to confirm the date after.
3) You never send date reminders.
4) You never contact them first the day of the date. If she forgot the date, she isn't that into you. Ideally she'll text at 10am and say "I'm braiding my hair for you. See you soon, my love".
This is true, if you're a the type of beta male who needs 3 high school friends with him at all times.isn't that implying that you just go to bars or restaurants alone like some loser or creep?
It takes a real abundance mentality; and a lot of confidence to set up dates with women in the way that bigneil posted. Being bold and having her respond to it positively usually leads to the least apprehension as the escalation continues in the relationship.And you are wrong once again, surprise.
Adaptability is an extremely important skill to have. Being repetitive and doing the exact thing is boring and kills tension.
Yes, a guy should give the date, time, and place in most circumstances.
Giving a woman a time later isn't confirming it doubles as a flake check and a way to spike interest by alleviating a woman's fear that you forgot the date or you yourself won't flake.
Yeah, the first time a woman says that **** will be the first. This isn't Medeval England.
Ideally, yes set the date, place, and time in advance, but if you can't adapt to the landscape you'll miss out