"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.
A DJ teaches his woman a valuable shopping lesson.
- Thread starter theknopfler
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"I just moved here from Florida."
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.
comic_relief
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thats awesome
Doro Ajani
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Priceless!!!
I'm going to immediately find a way to incorporate this...
Doro Ajani
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Well done, that brought a tear to my eye...
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
So pimp its scary
Master Don Juan
That is money!!!
and a GOOD BURNN!
and a GOOD BURNN!
gringocowboy
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super hilarious...damn
California Love
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Damn! That hit the spot quite nicely
"She's Out of Your League"
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.
KiInCollege
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lol!
WaterTiger
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ROTFLMAO
See? This is why I always left my boyfriends HOME and went shopping by my self!
See? This is why I always left my boyfriends HOME and went shopping by my self!
Spike_the_cowboy
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ROTFLMAO!!!!
Thats great! I love it!
squirrels
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Yeah, but with whose credit card?Originally posted by WaterTiger
ROTFLMAO
See? This is why I always left my boyfriends HOME and went shopping by my self!
Paintballguy
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That guy deserves a medal.
"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.
Why's there a b1tch at this website? She must be getting hints on countering boys. Too bad she's part of the inferior gender.Originally posted by WaterTiger
ROTFLMAO
See? This is why I always left my boyfriends HOME and went shopping by my self!
No Ma'am.
explusminus
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Thats guys my new hero.