Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

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.

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1st date kissing and the 3 date rule

Jean Valjean

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what is the 3 date rule? Can you elaborate. I find myself in these ongoing dates that resemble pals with not sex.

In the past I see that if I was kissing a girl hard on the first date things went well romantically and sexually but if no kissing took place we tended to stay distant and act like just pals

what is your take
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Teflon_Mcgee

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You do not date a girl until you've had sex with that girl (unless she's ultra-conservative/religous and you don't mind ending up in the FZ.)

And I whish I would have undertood this earlier in life (in fact I didn't understand until I met my wife.)

You meet a girl, you liker her, and you want to date her.
Okay, go out ONE time doing something simple and fun. Build the sexual tension (you may or may not want go for the kill on the first date depending on a lot of different factors.)

From that point on, keep contact low unless you know that contact will lead to sex (i.e. unless you're going to end up at a quiet secluded place where sex is likely, stay away.)

Once you have sex you can date the girl as much as you want.

Trust me, don't write this advice off. How this works is you immediatley set the frame in which you are a sexual being and your relationship is a sexual one.

When you date without sex (unless, possibly, you do everything but sex) you set the exact frame you talk about. Things become uncomfortable, boundries get drawn, and awkard friendly behaviour becomes expected.


There is no such thing as a three day rule. A three day rule implies you've been on three dates. It should be one initial date, and then only contact that has a good chance of leading to sex. And then continue dating.
 

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Always try to escalate to a next step - touching, kissing, ect. The girl will probably stop you at some point with a "not yet" rejection. I've done my share of mistakes and these are:
1. Waiting too much to make the first attempt
2. Skipping escalation steps (slapping her on the ass before she's comfortable with you hugging her? bad idea, believe me, no matter what DD says)
3. All kind of moronic things having nothing to do with the simple topic discussed here. :)

Anyway, all mistakes are recoverable as long as the girl's still willing to meet you and you don't repeat them again and again.
 

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Make an intimate move within the first three dates (kino escalation, kiss-close), or you'll be sending mixed signals to the girl that you're sexually-challenged and not into her.

Inadvertently, she may even lose interest in you as a potential mate.
 

Jean Valjean

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Allurre said:
Make an intimate move within the first three dates (kino escalation, kiss-close), or you'll be sending mixed signals to the girl that you're sexually-challenged and not into her.

Inadvertently, she may even lose interest in you as a potential mate.

you are right that is what happens or they tell you that they just want to be friends first so then its NEXT
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Jean Valjean

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Teflon_Mcgee said:
You do not date a girl until you've had sex with that girl (unless she's ultra-conservative/religous and you don't mind ending up in the FZ.)

And I whish I would have undertood this earlier in life (in fact I didn't understand until I met my wife.)

You meet a girl, you liker her, and you want to date her.
Okay, go out ONE time doing something simple and fun. Build the sexual tension (you may or may not want go for the kill on the first date depending on a lot of different factors.)

From that point on, keep contact low unless you know that contact will lead to sex (i.e. unless you're going to end up at a quiet secluded place where sex is likely, stay away.)

Once you have sex you can date the girl as much as you want.

Trust me, don't write this advice off. How this works is you immediatley set the frame in which you are a sexual being and your relationship is a sexual one.

When you date without sex (unless, possibly, you do everything but sex) you set the exact frame you talk about. Things become uncomfortable, boundries get drawn, and awkard friendly behaviour becomes expected.


There is no such thing as a three day rule. A three day rule implies you've been on three dates. It should be one initial date, and then only contact that has a good chance of leading to sex. And then continue dating.
good post!


You are right Things become uncomfortable, boundries get drawn, and awkard friendly behaviour becomes expected. Then its time for NEXT
 
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