"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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About keeping secrets in a LTR

Fela Kuti

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One day, when me and my gf were talking, it turned out that she had a thought about something. When I asked her what it was, she said that she couldn't tell me, and even her best friends didn't know it. So I told her:

"It's not about the secret, but trust. I'm disappointed because I feel I'm not being trusted. You know that the foundation of a good relationship is trust, don't you?"

She answered: "I've always been trying to be honest and open to you. But please, only for this one thing, allow me to keep it to myself. I know that you're disappointed. But if I tell you this, I'm afraid it'll make you disappointed even more."

There's no point of pushing her because I knew she just wouldn't bug. So I just agreed with her.

It's been said that there are things that you better off not knowing. But is this one of them? Because I have a feeling that this secret is something that will affect my view of her. What should I do? And what's your thought about keeping secrets in a LTR. Is it healthy?

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"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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Fela Kuti said:
It's been said that there are things that you better off not knowing. But is this one of them? Because I have a feeling that this secret is something that will affect my view of her. What should I do? And what's your thought about keeping secrets in a LTR. Is it healthy?

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Its not healthy at all.

Open and honest communication is the only way to go and it shows true trust in your partner.
 

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She probably got molested by her dad. Only things like that women really keep to themselves and beg to understand.
 

"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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Fela Kuti

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so the best now is to let her go with her decision to keep it a secret?
 

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Yeah but at the same time show that you respect her decision and that when she is ready you will be.
 

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Of course she thinks you would think less of her, which is why she is not telling you. It's probably nothing - maybe she's got hemhorroids or something embarrassing.
 

Fela Kuti

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Bible_Belt said:
Of course she thinks you would think less of her, which is why she is not telling you. It's probably nothing - maybe she's got hemhorroids or something embarrassing.
haha, but she said it's something about her way of thinking. she has a thought that is different than the majority of people's thought about that issue.
 

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RE:haha, but she said it's something about her way of thinking. she has a thought that is different than the majority of people's thought about that issue.

She's probably into beastiality :whistle:

Does she have any pets :woo:
 

"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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Fela Kuti

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PectoralisMajor said:
RE:haha, but she said it's something about her way of thinking. she has a thought that is different than the majority of people's thought about that issue.

She's probably into beastiality :whistle:

Does she have any pets :woo:
she has some fishes.
 

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Fela Kuti said:
she has some fishes.
that would be kinky

comic_relief
 

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My image of my longest LTR and the funnest girl so far was shattered when she told me she had a threesome with the least desirable kind if you know what I mean.

Now I am always going to be affected and the price to pay for letting secrets out. It's going to be on the back of my mind for as long as I can be with her. Sometimes I wished she never told me or at least didn't happened in the first place.
 

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One thing that makes me upset about my GF is that she's usually hinting that she has a secret, but when I ask her what it was, she wouldn't tell me. If she's not gonna tell me, then why does she even hint at it?! It drives me mad. What should I do, guys?
 

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then don't let it get to you. be cool man...
what's the big deal? if she wants to tell you, she will.
You have secrets of your own too. when the time is right, she'll tell you. Your reason for being is her is because you like being with her isn't it? so who cares?
If you do like her, accept her wholeheartedly. just be patient
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Sometimes there are things better left secret. You wouldn't really tell a woman that you bed wetted until you were 15, or discovered another use for vacuum cleaners, just for the sake of being open with her, would you? Because if you did, how would that possibly enhance her view of you? Any good it would do in showing how open you are would be more than marred by the facts you reveal.

Open and honest are two different things. Be honest - but not so fast on the open.

But if you must find out what her secrets are - and know this: sometimes knowing the answer will haunt you for years - go about it like this:

YOU: I'll tell you a secret then you tell me one.
HER: OK.
YOU: (make up something inconsequential, move in closer, real serious and whisper) "When I was 12, my brother made me eat my pet dog's ear when he died.".
SHE: Wow! I f$cked your dad last week.
 
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