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.
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.
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.
MrS said:But what if dy/dx = lnD * lnIl where lnD is -234252453242.34242 ?
Come on dude, it wasn't meant to be broken down into algebra![]()
LMAO desi.Desdinova said:Bumped for Luke Skywalker![]()
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.
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.
Another year has passed, time for another bump.Desdinova said:Bumped for Luke Skywalker![]()
HuuBinh said:I will mathematically prove that when a girl reduces her time being with a guy, the guy's interest level increases.
Let say that the guy's interest level in the girl has a function:
IL = lnD
Where IL = interest level, a function of D, which is the number dating activities. This natural log function is concave which exibits diminishing marginal return of interest.
and he also derives happiness from other nondating activities:
O = lnN
Where O is other activities like sports, parties etc..., this function is also concave.
When we add these two types of utility (happinesss) together (dating & nondating) we have a utility function of:
U = lnD + lnN
This guy also faces a time constraint, which is also a function of dating & nondating activities (D&N), we have the function:
T = Dt + Nt
Where T = total amount of time devoted to dating and nondating.
For example: if he goes on 3 dates per week, each requires about 4 hours, then his dating time alone = 12hrs, excluding his nondating activities.
Individuals maximize their happiness subject to their constraints.
There, if we maximize U, and subject it to the time contraint T, to find the maximum number of dating activies and nondating activies, then we have:
MAX(D, N) s.t. (subject to) T
MAX(D,N) = lnD + lnN - (Dt + Nt - T)
then, i take the partial derivative with respect to D, and N.
dMAX/dD = 1/D - t = 0 ---> t = 1/D
dMAX/dN = 1/N - t = 0 ---> t = 1/N
divide: t/t = (1/D) / (1/N) ---> 1 = N/D
solve for D & N: we have a simple solution: D = N
The time constraint once again is: T = Dt + Nt,
I subsititute D in to this equation to solve for N, and the same for N to solve for D, to have:
N = T / (2t), this small t is the amount of time devoted to nondating activities and,
D = T / (2t), this small t is the amount of time devoted to dating activies;
Once again the utility function:
U = lnD + lnN,
Remember that, his romantic interest derives from dating alone which is the first part of the equation, lnD.
I then, substitute D & N into the ultiltiy function to have:
U = ln [ T / (2t) ] + ln [ T / (2t) ]
O.K. if the girl decides to reduce her time being with this guy, that means, the small t that indicates the amount of time he spends toward dating, must fall. If I isolate the interest level effect of this guy, i have:
IL = lnD
IL = ln [ T / (2t) ], if this (t) falls as a result of less time being with the girl, then according to the equation IL must RISE.
That means, he now has to shift some of his dating time toward his nondating activities. Lets use a numeric example.
In a given week, he has 20hrs to allocate between dating and nondating activities: T = 20
He goes on 2 dates per week each requires 5hrs, and 2 nondating activities each also requires 5hrs.
T = Dt + Nt ---> 2(5) + 2(5) = 20
Substitute these numbers into ultility equation, i have a total utility of:
U = lnD + lnN ---> ln [20 / (2*5) + ln [ 20 / (2*5) = 1.39 utils
*IL = lnD ---> 0.693
O = lnN ---> 0.693
Lets say now the girl still goes out with him 2 dates per week, but this time only 4 hours each instead of 5, thus dating time = 8 hrs.
Thus, he must now allocate that 2hrs extra toward his nondating activies.
Lets say that he still enjoys 2 nondating activities per week, but this time, 6hrs each.
We plug back into the equation to have.
T = Dt + Nt ---> 2(4) + 2(6) = 20hrs <--- still 20hrs per week
U = lnD + lnN ---> ln [20 / (2*4) + ln [ 20 / (2*6) = 1.43
If I isolate the the romantic interest effect alone, then:
IL = lnD ---> 0.916, this is higher than 0.693
This means, less time = more interest.
This result can also be generalized for guys, so SCARCE your time guys.
Comments are welcome!
thats sum serious shiZZ LOLPlayer_Supreme said:Dam Hu! you've got too much time on your hands. Maybe you should spend it boning women instead of caculating the square (no pun intended) root of a kiss multiplied by the hypoten. of the circumference of her fat head divided by 0
thats sum serious shiZZ LOLPlayer_Supreme said:Dam Hu! you've got too much time on your hands. Maybe you should spend it boning women instead of caculating the square (no pun intended) root of a kiss multiplied by the hypoten. of the circumference of her fat head divided by 0
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.