"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.
You can't win
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"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
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mrgoodstuff
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Whats the reason for this posting? The assumption is men can't "win" with females?
SirBigBell
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Dont waste your energy trying to understand women. These are the same people who look disgusted when you spit into the grass and yet are happy to drink that same spit during a kiss. They go mad if you use their toothbrush by mistake, but are happy to brush their teeth with your deek. Go figure
Translating this into dating dynamics, you shouldn't get involved with a woman unless she already idolizes you and will give you a free pass on anything.
In the movie Casino, the character of Ace did everything he could to make Ginger happy. But Ace just couldn't win her love no matter what he did. He was stuck in a "d@mned if you do, d@mned if you don't" situation.
Conversely, Ginger's former pimp boyfriend mistreated her and yet she was in love with him.
The character Ace made the mistake of fighting a battle that he couldn't win no matter what he did. He should never have gotten involved with her.
That's my interpretation of this thread.
"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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