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.
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.
DJVladdy said:Yea I realized it ur right.
I greatly appreciate your medical consultation, nobody, but I'll pass, thank you.
And obviously I wont get a reply from her. When i cut someone out of my life, i actually mean it. Not like you.
DJVladdy said:Again, I'm not going to drug myself (any further), and I'm not going to any psychotherapists, period. Besides I'm all out of amphetamines, til like a month from now. Which is a good thing, because I dont want to get too used to them and addicted.
I kind of hope Interceptor sees this, out of all people.
My Name is Nobody said:I see, when exactly did you cut her out of your life... When punching the walls or throwing the chairs?
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
DJVladdy said:Adderall. - ritalin doesnt make me feel good on the inside - ive tried.
Zinc, u see, if the bytch was at least giving me some bl0wjobs, let her not respond to me, thats fine, she'll suck my d!ck next time - no big deal. Fulfill my needs, THEN play games with me. If not - get the fvck out of my face, say you got a boyfriend and i'll wish you all the best with him live happily ever after.
Yeah man, a month is a ***** to wait. How are you going to fill the time??DJVladdy said:Lol you're smart. Except not 3, more like 6 - but you get the idea.
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.
That is the only way to deal with females in 2008DjDan said:let her do her rituals and games, relax in the meanwhile and fvck some other women
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.
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.