"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
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.
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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.
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Other things you may want to consider:
Do a mission
Do a bootcamp
Get a mentor on this forum to help you out day to day
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
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Dude pm me..........ill help you out
"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.
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I haven't really done a 'from the ground up' case in a while... I guess I'm feeling a bit generous.
Something to keep in mind if you do decide to talk to me though:
1. I don't bull****
2. I'm not the niciest guys you'll ever meet (see above)
Which means I'm going to give it to you straight.
Now, if you think you can handle that, you know where to find me.
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SynapsyS
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I was just like you only a few months ago. I've been working on this stuff for about a year now, but it's picking up momentum lately, having gotten the number of a complete stranger today. So heed my words.
The problem is, you're approaching them like you want to marry them. You might not be thinking about this consciously (because that would be weird and lame), but in the back of your mind, the thought process is:
Boobs! -> Get Number -> Marriage.
Which is sad. The key thing i've learnt in the last few months is to just talk to them. They're human after all, and they speak your language. If they turn you away, so? They obviously aren't the kind of person you want to know anyway, so don't sweat it.
Also, no matter what you say, be confident in saying it. Even if she laughs and makes a funny look because what you said might not have been quite right (we all make mistakes in conversation; a bad pun here, a failed joke there), but just laugh it off. If you have to, claim she doesn't have a sense of humour.
Also, you mentioned the "Hi" "How are you?" "Good." "........." pattern. This is more common than you think. The important thing is to ask questions. Not like in "The 40 Year Old Virgin", where you say nothing but questions, but just simple things to keep the conversation flowing.
All in all, the main thing to remember is, there is absolutely no risk taken when you say Hi. No risk at all. Guys think there is risk involved; getting turned away. I see getting turned away as a filtering process. I'll make a mental note not to approach similar looking people again (demeanor wise; ie, perhaps they work at the same place, and carry themselves in a similar manner). It's very judgemental of me, but it takes the risk out of the whole activity.
Now i'll say it: Just do it. Girls aren't robots, they don't speak when spoken to exclusively. If you say hi, then the volleys begin, a short pause might give her a chance to ask something. Which shows interest. Go from there.
Syn.
edit: hahahahaha at the previous post. Have fun.
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