"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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Friendzone and "best friends make best lovers"

Ricky

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I have mixed feelings about this topic.. I think one reason we don't understand the friend zone is that we sometimes see examples that counter it.

For the most part and Neil Strauss mentioned this in a book, i used to like to sleep with women as soon as possible. Obviously for the physical need but also to get a key relationship goalpost out of the way.. then there is no ambiguity that your interest in each other is physical.

I have however really enjoyed the chase and with my wife.. well i had to wait a little. I loved the challenge at the time. Now i wonder.. maybe it was a sign that we weren't as compatible in the end.. which is where i'm at now.. I don't think she has ever been the kind that someone gets into bed easily and her bodycount is low.. but the wait.. well when i had to wait it definitely had some level of her not being sure about me.

Although the women where the passion strikes hot and heavy quickly.. that can also flame out quickly. These are normally the ones that were physically attracted to me the first night but maybe neither of us have alot in common.

Another key thing i'm noticing now is that online sipping can work for some men.. the only reason i think this works is that the woman gets her emotional needs met from afar. Women actually like this while simultaneously they pine away thinking about a guy who isn't physically in their presence on a daily basis. Its causing a lot of problems for people now specifically with regards to infidelity etc.
 

"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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I have mixed feelings about this topic.. I think one reason we don't understand the friend zone is that we sometimes see examples that counter it.

For the most part and Neil Strauss mentioned this in a book, i used to like to sleep with women as soon as possible. Obviously for the physical need but also to get a key relationship goalpost out of the way.. then there is no ambiguity that your interest in each other is physical.

I have however really enjoyed the chase and with my wife.. well i had to wait a little. I loved the challenge at the time. Now i wonder.. maybe it was a sign that we weren't as compatible in the end.. which is where i'm at now.. I don't think she has ever been the kind that someone gets into bed easily and her bodycount is low.. but the wait.. well when i had to wait it definitely had some level of her not being sure about me.

Although the women where the passion strikes hot and heavy quickly.. that can also flame out quickly. These are normally the ones that were physically attracted to me the first night but maybe neither of us have alot in common.

Another key thing i'm noticing now is that online sipping can work for some men.. the only reason i think this works is that the woman gets her emotional needs met from afar. Women actually like this while simultaneously they pine away thinking about a guy who isn't physically in their presence on a daily basis. Its causing a lot of problems for people now specifically with regards to infidelity etc.
People confuse what the friendzone is more than anything.

The friendzone is when a woman would rather have sex with a dog than with you because it disgusts her to think of you in that way.

You are asexual to her. Not even an option. Maybe if you were the last man on earth she would cave in and have sex at some point after a while.

This is NOT what happened with your wife. You were NOT in the friendzone. You may have only been friends but that is NOT the same as being in the friendzone.
 
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