"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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am I being too crass?

asianbboy

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Me: Boo boo how was your dc adventure 11:41 AM
girl: Im stilll in dc haha 11:53 AM
Me: Hungover from last nights partying? 12:02 PM
G: Ahaha nahh. I spent my night with my cousins in a hottub. How was your saturday? 12:03 PM
Me: Sex 12:07 PM
G: Thats always good 12:07 PM
Me: You missed out 12:11 PM
G: Aww poor me 1:42 PM
Me: I for one missed ur beautiful asian hair. You double condition that badboy? 5:26 PM

no response. pook said to listen to the testosterone. i was acting purely on instinct here but was it too much?
 

"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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LearningSlowly

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Nah don't overthink it. You said what you said, no taking that back. Kept it simple and sexual, it is what it is.

Also you posted this twice.
 

DanZy

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That hair line was horribly lame and fairly weird, I can understand why she didn't reply.
Being sexual is key to text game so keep that there
 

Thomas20

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I find it very funny and it definitely not too hard or anything.

The only thing wrong with it, is that textgame just sucks, precisely because of her ability to not reply and to leave you wondering.
If you continue using textgame you should stop caring at all, to what she answers, else it won't be very effective.
 

"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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BigSmooth

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That is why I dislike texting, and mainly use texting as a source to meet up, or flirt quickly with no second thoughts on what I just texted.
 
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