"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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BillyPilgrim

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Who aren't worshipping statism. I found it really hard to find women who aren't insane like this:(
Just got to go deep in them hollers and find yourself a nice hillbilly girl with 2 eyes and all 4 limbs.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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DonJefe19

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That's interesting. Most of the women where I live aren't like that, but then again I live in Florida.

In my experience, if the woman likes you enough she'll become more sympathetic to your views, or maybe you could go overseas.
I have an on and off fwb that's convinced that she can convert me to a post-modernist view but proceeds to tell me that she is a moderate. She seems pretty okay with me not liking her idea of abortion but man, I'm bit hesitant to tell her that people that claim to be transgender are being disingenuous. She's not ready for that debate.
 

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I mean, which do you prefer more...meeting women, or staying within your comfort zone?

There are certainly higher-class bars where young professionals go, rather than college girls and frat boys. I don't particularly love driving an hour to go out in Philly either. But I know if I stay in and do nothing, I won't meet anyone.
touché, I can scout out upscale venues
 
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