sylvester the cat
Master Don Juan
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You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
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.
Yup. Exactly. Keep busy.sylvester the cat said:Yes. Good idea. We'll see what happens. In the meantime, while that particular plate is cooking we now turn our attention to something else to avoid any obsessive and needy behaviour.
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.
^This.marmel75 said:Just text back "OK", let her hamster spin...if she couldn't stop thinking about you before watch what happens now, lol
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.
These girls have a sixth sense. She has not committed to you with the text, but won't allow you to commit elsewhere.sylvester the cat said:So tonight is the night and I just received this text from her:
Hey babe hope your good. tonight is not looking too promising I may be busy with my godson looking after him today until my cousin grabs him and not sure when that will be! I will keep you updated sexy mwa xx
Or I could be totally paranoid having been on this site too long and she is telling the truth.
Either way my response will be along the lines of: Ok. Made alternative plans. No problem.
Her telling the truth does not matter. Her making an excuse not to see you DOES matter.sylvester the cat said:Or I could be totally paranoid having been on this site too long and she is telling the truth.
Either way my response will be along the lines of: Ok. Made alternative plans. No problem.
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.
Good job. Always make her play according to your own time and schedule. Not the other way around. Let us know how it goes. I'm genuinely interested.sylvester the cat said:Lol. Ok. Her response hot off the press:
Can't make tonight. I am gutted. Can I see you Tuesday?
I am going to follow your instruction to a T to see the result. I shall reply tomorrow declining Tuesday telling her that I will be in touch when we can meet next. Couple of days later I shall then give her a counter offer. To meet next Sunday. I have a day off the Monday after which suits me.
Sidenote - This latest message came in on yet another number. So far she has 3 different numbers!
It's a ploy, Especially if she goes into great detail about it and all that, don't fall for that crap one minute every girl who has ever told me they dream about me have all ended up seeing other guys on the side. I'm just saying my Attention-h0r radar is going off and from everything else I'd say don't get your hopes up on this one I give it another 2 weeks tops she is gonna disapearsylvester the cat said:she has just whatsapped me telling me how I was in her dream last night. Anyone who has read Freud would be familiar with his theory of dream 'wish-fulfillment'. Or it could be just another ploy to break radio silence.
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.