Josh Davidson
Senior Don Juan
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- Mar 21, 2021
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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 asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Hahaha cheers Hank.Smooth. Adding this to my arsenal. When she asks where I got this, I'm gonna say "Sir Big Bell, babygirl."
0:16 - 0:20 , smooth dodge
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
Doesn't work super well if her name isn't Jessica, though.“Hey Jessica, ive thoroughly enjoyed your company and getting to know you better. There is a little present Ive been holding back all evening and i want it to be a nice little surprise. Close your eyes and dont peek”
Proceed to give her a solid kiss.
Job done
You don't.How do I go about asking for and getting a kiss on the first date?
Generally it's a mistake to ask for a kiss. It's also a mistake to try to do it at the end of the date or in general, at any moment where it comes out of the blue.
Indeed.What's better is to ramp up the physical contact gradually to the point where it's natural to kiss.
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.
Just do it. Like Nike.In my opinion:
Definitely no need to ask...and no need to tell, either. Just do it.
I almost always kiss at the end of the date (very rarely will I deviate from this), and I almost always know, in my mind, BEFORE the date is over, whether there will be a kiss.
Actually I'll go you one further and say that I usually know within the first 5 minutes of meeting them...whether there will be a kiss at the of the date.
Oh man, that is a big no. You never ask a girl for a kiss. N.E.V.E.R.
I have good success with saying something like "your hair looks so soft..." and then run my fingers through it...if she seems to like it and doesn't pull back then this is pretty much a green light in terms of knowing whether you will be successful...Kiss when her face is close enough and there is eye contact. No asking. I’ve kissed 3 minutes into a date before.
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.
Nice, but a bit too long and a little bit cheesy.“Hey Jessica, ive thoroughly enjoyed your company and getting to know you better. There is a little present Ive been holding back all evening and i want it to be a nice little surprise. Close your eyes and dont peek”
Proceed to give her a solid kiss.
Job done
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.