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.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Klippymitch said:This girl called my phone and asks for Tyler. I told her no and she has the wrong number. Then she was all like "ah man""dang" "Shoot" and then she tells me my voice sounds cute. I told her "thank you" and "bye". Her voice did not sound cute.
But man that was weird. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
foomee said:If she calls again, pick up and say... hey that **** Tyler you're asking about, I know him and he's a total douche, so you wanna grab a bite sometime?
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.
Better be careful with that unless you can scope her out from a distance somehow. I know some ug's that have a very sexy voice.foomee said:If she calls again, pick up and say... hey that **** Tyler you're asking about, I know him and he's a total douche, so you wanna grab a bite sometime?
azanon said:Better be careful with that unless you can scope her out from a distance somehow. I know some ug's that have a very sexy voice.
Every see the movie "Friday"? Girl that supposed to look like Janet Jackson shows up and is all nasty. He goes "aweee helll naw!"
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.