"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
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.
A simple reply to "let's just be friends"
- Thread starter nroug7
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"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
If you ever hear those words she is not fit for the purpose you intended. If you WANTED to be friends with her you'd never have heard those words in the first place.
As others have said in recent posts, she is basically saying, "it's never going to happen but I want you to orbit me for my own self esteem"
And this response forces her into two outcomes - she either gives in due to your confident persistence, or you don't become friends since there are no benefits.Brosy said:
Never repress sexual desire, even when you hear a line like that. It just sounds like you are making an excuse to collapse your entire frame on the spot and walk away.
"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.
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Master Don Juan
when you get that line from a girl, it's a sinker.doesn't matter how you respond to her, your ship will capsize.nroug7 said:
best response is : "I have enough friends as it is , thank you.Have a nice day"
or i: "sorry , i'm not looking for friends"
polite , efficient.
My reply?
"No."
Her reply?
"Well F*ck off then!" (and then she had sex with me and told me I was the greatest lover she ever had).
A time will come when I get hit with that line, and I think that your line suits my personality at the moment so I'd use it, then if nothing was forthcoming I'd gradually disappear.
Gunner
I got that line off my ex when I was trying to get back with her. Went round for the first time after we split not sure if anything would even happen but within a few minutes she was all over me. She's now my fb.