Bonhomme
Master Don Juan
I fourth Francisco, Fash, and Jackman. Enjoy!
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
Man, that is FUBAR.Ace of Flames said:Only on this site will you find guys turning down free food and a night with a hot girl.
Good lord.
In other words, pay for all her shyt like an ATM.mrRuckus said:take care of 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.
Although it is true that the majority of women prefer to be with a man that can take care of her but I believe the ones who feel that they could do the same for their man (in more ways than one and shows it) is more valuable. I stay away from women who believe that all it takes is money.mrRuckus said:A girl told me not that long ago she wants the guy to pay because "a girl wants to think that a guy can take care of her"![]()
Why are you so concerned about it?? If she wants to pay let her pay. Your main concern is gauge and see her interest in you throughout the date and the end of the date. So far all indications points to high interest level because (holding a megaphone): "SHEEE WANTSS TO SEEEE YOUUU!!!". If she didn't want to see you then you wouldn't have a date and it would indicate low interest.trance_addict said:So I think she's trying to "pay me back", for some reason. I'm a gentleman so of course I'll try to talk her out of it, just a bit strange that she'd behave this way.
KillaCam said:Yeesh, that's a cunning little bugger of a test.
As our red-rounded friend above said, still offer to pay your half, it's common manners. If she still insists, then go blow your money on beer, or something just as productive :woo:
Good luck![]()
00Kevin said:She might be doing this out of guilt for the last time you paid.
I would consider her to be a waste of my time already. Any woman that feels the need to prove to me that she can pay is insecure.
Just keep in mind that this isn't a good thing. She is already trying to compete with you and be ‘the man’. Worst of all she has planned this with you already.
I’ll put my money on this date being the last one.
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.
I find that true. Most or certain dates i've been on, if a girl is really is interested, she will offer to pay if she can stand on her own 2 feet. However in most cases it's better being the bigger man to offer your half or pay the whole tab. if she likes you she'll agree, and mention something about paying 'next time'...an IOI that there will be a next time.Francisco d'Anconia said:Although it is true that the majority of women prefer to be with a man that can take care of her but I believe the ones who feel that they could do the same for their man (in more ways than one and shows it) is more valuable. I stay away from women who believe that all it takes is money.
I don't agree. The best way is not to treat a woman like she is so special just because she has a pvssy but treat her the way you treat any person you like such a friend. If I go out drinking with my buddy, I sometimes buy him a few drinks and sometimes he buys me. An extra $10-$20 dollars don't make a whole lot of a different if you are a working person. If you don't have even small amount of money for drinks, then you shouldn't be going out on a date but looking for a job.ScrewIt said:no matter if a woman pulls out her wallet and lays a 20$ on the tab, it's the guys job to push that $20 back or at least insist on paying.
ScrewIt said:no matter if a woman pulls out her wallet and lays a 20$ on the tab, it's the guys job to push that $20 back or at least insist on paying. One may not realize it, but women read into these little things as part of the bigger picture.
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Most women today expect men to be total AFC pussies who will do...whatever they expect them to do like little puppies eager to please. Who cares what they expect though? Be the MAN you're supposed to be! :box:ScrewIt said:most/all of them said they expected a guy to cover the first date.
no matter if a woman pulls out her wallet and lays a 20$ on the tab, it's the guys job to push that $20 back or at least insist on paying. One may not realize it, but women read into these little things as part of the bigger picture.
I agree that women read into many "little" things but exactly what may that be (and especially for only $20). Any guy, of any age, of any character (AFC or DJ) can easily lay a twenty on a table, it takes no personality what so ever. I can think of many other effective and more memorable ways to differentiate myself.ScrewIt said:...no matter if a woman pulls out her wallet and lays a 20$ on the tab, it's the guys job to push that $20 back or at least insist on paying. One may not realize it, but women read into these little things as part of the bigger picture.
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.