"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.

Read more...

Instagram dm game advice

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

Read more...

steeringclear

Don Juan
Joined
Apr 16, 2024
Messages
30
Reaction score
16
Age
24
After the “I knew I was gonna do…” message she just liked it. Ik I’m already in with this girl just on the way we know each other and what she was saying, but worth double texting here? Wait for another story to reply to? Let her text me or leave it if not?
 

Bingo-Player

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 10, 2014
Messages
3,638
Reaction score
4,363
Location
uk
It started off Ok but you took the bone and ran too far with it.

The red flag stuff is negative idk why you kept going back to it

She gave somewhat of an opening to turn it a bit more sexual / flirty when she said " would be fun to torture you"

You replied with

" please be gentle with me "

This is not exactly portraying confident in control energy is it :rofl:

A better response would have been something like

"sounds like you'd take pleasure in torturing me"

Or " do you always want to torture guys you like "

The conversation started to waffle after that and she got bored , which is why the conversation ended

The messages read like this chick knows she has you where she wants you , I'd go ghost for at least 2-3 months only communicate if you see her in person.
 

steeringclear

Don Juan
Joined
Apr 16, 2024
Messages
30
Reaction score
16
Age
24
It started off Ok but you took the bone and ran too far with it.

The red flag stuff is negative idk why you kept going back to it

She gave somewhat of an opening to turn it a bit more sexual / flirty when she said " would be fun to torture you"

You replied with

" please be gentle with me "

This is not exactly portraying confident in control energy is it :rofl:

A better response would have been something like

"sounds like you'd take pleasure in torturing me"

Or " do you always want to torture guys you like "

The conversation started to waffle after that and she got bored , which is why the conversation ended

The messages read like this chick knows she has you where she wants you , I'd go ghost for at least 2-3 months only communicate if you see her in person.
extremely valid stuff. No clue why I went the gentle route. We only have known of each for years (same city, middle school, highschool, uni) but have never talked until right now. The mention about seeing me at the gym was like a few years ago. You don’t think it would be worth just messaging her back asking her for drinks this week?
 

Bingo-Player

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 10, 2014
Messages
3,638
Reaction score
4,363
Location
uk
extremely valid stuff. No clue why I went the gentle route. We only have known of each for years (same city, middle school, highschool, uni) but have never talked until right now. The mention about seeing me at the gym was like a few years ago. You don’t think it would be worth just messaging her back asking her for drinks this week?
Its very easy to get over excited on text game and say something stupid , probably even more so than you would IRL

I remember few years opening this absolute baddie at my gym getting her insta , waiting all day to message her then sending her the most dumbest corny sh1t you could imagine

she actually responded to a lot of it so must have been fairly high interest

But like your chick she got bored and from there the digital communication got harder and harder , IRL stuff strangely was still fine we actually ended up having a couple of gym sessions together

Wait until you see her IRL then ask her out
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

Read more...

BPH

Master Don Juan
Joined
Nov 8, 2010
Messages
3,906
Reaction score
2,995
Location
Wilmington, DE
First piece of advice would be not to open via Instagram DMS...it almost never works unless you have some real-world contact. And even then, just get a phone number.

Second, there is no interest here, as shown by her immediate response to buy a ticket to her class. Everything else is her being polite enough not to fully close the door on that being a possibility. It also doesn't help that you came on SUPER strong by suggesting a "private lesson" to somebody you likely don't know personally.

If this girl goes to your gym, you should've approached her and taken her number down.
 

Bingo-Player

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 10, 2014
Messages
3,638
Reaction score
4,363
Location
uk
Second, there is no interest here, as shown by her immediate response to buy a ticket to her class. Everything else is her being polite enough not to fully close the door on that being a possibility. It also doesn't help that you came on SUPER strong by suggesting a "private lesson" to somebody you likely don't know personally.
There is interest as she's playing along " would be fun to torture you in a class " isn't being polite it's investing in the conversation its not something you would say in small talk lol

OP's responses were poor and the chick knows she holds all the cards that is the problem theres zero tension or flirting
 

BPH

Master Don Juan
Joined
Nov 8, 2010
Messages
3,906
Reaction score
2,995
Location
Wilmington, DE
There is interest as she's playing along " would be fun to torture you in a class " isn't being polite it's investing in the conversation its not something you would say in small talk lol
She's trying to steer him towards buying a ticket by flirting, since he's already shown his intention with the "private lesson" remark, which she completely disregarded with just an emoji.

It's like a bartender at Hooter's getting you to buy more drinks by saying, "You look like you can handle your liquor".
 

steeringclear

Don Juan
Joined
Apr 16, 2024
Messages
30
Reaction score
16
Age
24
First piece of advice would be not to open via Instagram DMS...it almost never works unless you have some real-world contact. And even then, just get a phone number.

Second, there is no interest here, as shown by her immediate response to buy a ticket to her class. Everything else is her being polite enough not to fully close the door on that being a possibility. It also doesn't help that you came on SUPER strong by suggesting a "private lesson" to somebody you likely don't know personally.

If this girl goes to your gym, you should've approached her and taken her number down.
eh ig dms has worked plenty well. I also think the ticket buying thing was a **** test because she knows im a muscular dude and not someone who would actually do Pilates. Probs more so testing if I would just comply or not. I think I had it but probably ****ed up later in the conversation.

Will probably message in a few days to go for drinks as we know of each other but i will never see her in person as she doesn’t go to gym anymore.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

Read more...

BPH

Master Don Juan
Joined
Nov 8, 2010
Messages
3,906
Reaction score
2,995
Location
Wilmington, DE
I disagree with these other guys, but feel free to keep trying and prove me wrong.

This reads like somebody entertaining a stranger they're not interested in by presenting them with the minimum amount of politeness to not potentially anger them.

She's sending emojis, using a "reaction" instead of responding, and generally giving short answers to OP's double messages.
 

BaronOfHair

Master Don Juan
Joined
Feb 14, 2024
Messages
5,537
Reaction score
3,012
Age
37
You could've responded to "I don't want to embarrass the pilates community" with words to the effect of

"You worry needlessly... If anyone so much as giggles while you wiggle that srumptious rear end of yours on the mat, I'll supply you with their home address, an axe, plus pick their front door's lock on your behalf. All you'll have to do then? Wield that axe so badassly, Lizzie Borden seems unmemmorable afterwards"

She'd have replied: "Lol", and you could've ended the conversation with a sentence such as: "I'll see you at class"
 

steeringclear

Don Juan
Joined
Apr 16, 2024
Messages
30
Reaction score
16
Age
24
I disagree with these other guys, but feel free to keep trying and prove me wrong.

This reads like somebody entertaining a stranger they're not interested in by presenting them with the minimum amount of politeness to not potentially anger them.

She's sending emojis, using a "reaction" instead of responding, and generally giving short answers to OP's double messages.
I mean I’ve definitely been around enough to know the difference between entertaining me and flirting with me. More so wanted to know how I should get back in there, either replying back to a story or just send another text.

Will send picture update of us at bar getting drinks
 

Bigpapa

Master Don Juan
Joined
Nov 17, 2020
Messages
3,464
Reaction score
2,670
I mean I’ve definitely been around enough to know the difference between entertaining me and flirting with me. More so wanted to know how I should get back in there, either replying back to a story or just send another text.

Will send picture update of us at bar getting drinks
Do not say anything / like her stories for at least a couple of days

ideally you talk with her first at the gym, and act like nothing has happened

That “ please be gentle “ would have worked just fine if you would have been boyfriend and girlfriend, but as a guy quite early in the courtship sounded submisive and showed way too much interest

if you continue from here to write soon, you will start chasing her and that plummets your attractiveness big time. Basically you will shoot yourself in the foot
 

Cheeky_James

Master Don Juan
Joined
Aug 16, 2025
Messages
791
Reaction score
380
Age
42
Make a bigger play over text dude,

Check out what Chads say to chicks.
say something in a similar vein to this but Just dial it down a notch or two
This is a comment on a ChadFish experiment video,
IMG_1256.jpeg
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

Read more...

steeringclear

Don Juan
Joined
Apr 16, 2024
Messages
30
Reaction score
16
Age
24
Do not say anything / like her stories for at least a couple of days

ideally you talk with her first at the gym, and act like nothing has happened

That “ please be gentle “ would have worked just fine if you would have been boyfriend and girlfriend, but as a guy quite early in the courtship sounded submisive and showed way too much interest

if you continue from here to write soon, you will start chasing her and that plummets your attractiveness big time. Basically you will shoot yourself in the foot
I don’t see her at the gym, I haven’t seen her in person for 3 years maybe. You don’t think it’s worth waiting a few days and then shooting a “what are you doing this weekend” text. I feel like if she answers then it was worth it and if she doesn’t then I know she wasn’t interested and will never reach back out
 

Cheeky_James

Master Don Juan
Joined
Aug 16, 2025
Messages
791
Reaction score
380
Age
42
I’ll follow this on as I’m in a mental flow.
I’m 45 , with 150+ lays at my age . And lots of LTRs guys. The older I get the more I realise how women behave around super hot men is a big giveaway about how they really are and also (the good news ) about how easy it really can be

the more I realise now , that this idea a lot of us still have of this stuff we think women need

“I need comfort ,trust , connection, sense of humour etc etc”
is really just a smokescreen. It’s bullsh1t.

why do they say this?
They say this because it buys them time to gain trust and really quiz a guy.
Find out the truth.. about all his resources.
All he has to offer her.
in order to likely screen him OUT. Not screen him IN. Get that?

So what does that mean?
It’s means any guy that falls for that idea of what women “need” and follows that road tells her he’s a NiceGuy. A dummy. He fell for the female con.

I heard a line from my oldest brother when I was a young teen.
“Women are like mushrooms.. keep them in the dark and feed them full of bullsh1t”

And also “ treat them mean, keep them keen”

The 2nd motto is misunderstood.

it just means give them nothing. Don’t blow your cover. Don’t fall into their smokescreen of BS above re comfort trust connection yada yada

they don’t need all that bullsh1t to spread their legs guys. They really don’t.

A lot of the Gamey stuff we talk about here is redundant tbh.

It’s understanding the above and making big assertive plays that cut through the above. And frame control to win out her pushback re being assertive with her.

my manifesto :cool:
 
Last edited:

Bigpapa

Master Don Juan
Joined
Nov 17, 2020
Messages
3,464
Reaction score
2,670
I don’t see her at the gym, I haven’t seen her in person for 3 years maybe. You don’t think it’s worth waiting a few days and then shooting a “what are you doing this weekend” text. I feel like if she answers then it was worth it and if she doesn’t then I know she wasn’t interested and will never reach back out
well, what happened to you is called negative compliance. You can not make a push when you were hit with negative compliance, as you would chase her

give her at least 3 days, so you can write to her Thursday, but you need to start from scratch the text game and then after 2-3 exchanges to invite her out
 

Bigpapa

Master Don Juan
Joined
Nov 17, 2020
Messages
3,464
Reaction score
2,670
“I need comfort ,trust , connection, sense of humour etc etc”
is really just a smokescreen. It’s bullsh1t.
well, what I can tell you is that if you go too much on sexual tension without touching the rapport building you will end up with LMR, that if you can manage to pull her to your place

you need more sexual tension, that is true, but you also need decent ratio of rapport building

not even prost1tutes liked to be treat as such, very unlikely a girl will just sleep with you just because you build a lot of sexual tension and little to no rapport . Unless maybe she is a hoe or has mental issues, or things along this line

Also from my experience, when a girl makes things too easy, usually something is up and very likely you will not convert the opportunity. Especially if it is not night game
 

Cheeky_James

Master Don Juan
Joined
Aug 16, 2025
Messages
791
Reaction score
380
Age
42
well, what I can tell you is that if you go too much on sexual tension without touching the rapport building you will end up with LMR, that if you can manage to pull her to your place

you need more sexual tension, that is true, but you also need decent ratio of rapport building

not even prost1tutes liked to be treat as such, very unlikely a girl will just sleep with you just because you build a lot of sexual tension and little to no rapport . Unless maybe she is a hoe or has mental issues, or things along this line

Also from my experience, when a girl makes things too easy, usually something is up and very likely you will not convert the opportunity. Especially if it is not night game
I have to ask you.. why do you think that - that a woman ‘needs’ rapport to have sex with man?
Exactly why do you think that?
Like where did you get that idea in the first place, that she ‘needs’ that…


I had to google Rapport to be sure I undertand it

If Rapport =‘ a close, harmonious relationship between people characterized by mutual trust, understanding, and smooth communication,’

then no, not really. What’s usually needed is her to be comfortable that she is going to be physically safe, mainly.

But women will take a bet on that, if the sexual tension and chemistry is “mad sparks /off the scale/omg he’s sexy AF/ I’m wetAF” it’ll be a quick exchange and all the guy needs to say is “I’m safe babe don’t worry” . If he can address it, That will do.

there can be a big thrill for women when the safety element is in question actually . Thrills and risk talking. Etc
not across the board all women , but it’s definitely a thing. It’s underrated and underused that concept imo.

dude, prositutes run the same game as regular women- to try get rapport with the John to get him to ‘open up’. Trust me on that one. lol.
 
Last edited:

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

Read more...

Top