MatureDJ
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Well, her texting you is a sign of interest. Perhaps she had reviewed her options and decided that you have some value.
"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.
Went to a meetup, asked a lady out, interesting response
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"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.
RickTheToad
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That was before we did the she's available any day, then she's available never at night. Either she's playing a game or low interest. No problem. Another time then.
She's been silent since then. I thought this one would be better as she's not on OLD. Nope.
MatureDJ
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THIS!
RickTheToad
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That was prior to when I got her number. She reached out to me and I asked her what day works for her. She then replied, any day really, and then we got into this game where I just said maybe another time. I have no idea why she'd make the effort to reach out to me via text if she had no intention of meeting up. Sounds like a fruitless endeavor.