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.
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.
Never really been burned, I got dumped by a chubby chick back in my AFC days. That was embarrassing. I'm on my 4th year now with a traditional woman, hardly even a whiff of "modern grrrrl" about her, no facebook, no tatts, no drinking, almost no swearing. She knows to watch her bullsh!t TV shows and leftoid pozzed news when I'm not around. It's a healthy relationship with clear roles, much akin to what was probably normal half a century ago. I like it. I also like to take her out and watch other men's envy and jealousy. I waded through a lot of sh!t to find a decent one so I see no real reason to go back to ONS's and such at this point in time.:-) said:Any DJ's out there who haven't been burned by a woman and advocate being in a monogamous relationship?
State your case.
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.
Woah! that was quick. Who pushed for exclusivity on this one? you or her?GettinMyMindRight said:True that x 1,000!!
+1
So much for my relationship bro. We were at a party the other night, she got a little tipsy, and started feeling up some dude's shirt on the dancefloor. Then they kissed...
She's out!
pushing for exclusivity within such a short period always gets alarm bells ringing.GettinMyMindRight said:She did. Hard.
PPRF - you're right. Oddly enough, I don't feel TOO bad about it. I was into her, but I finally realize that all women need to be properly vetted over a period of time.
.....................GettinMyMindRight said:19. 11 years younger than I.
Speak of the devil, I JUST got a text from Rachel. "Hey. Did you still want to do something tomorrow night?"
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
I have two rules:GettinMyMindRight said:19. 11 years younger than I.
Speak of the devil, I JUST got a text from Rachel. "Hey. Did you still want to do something tomorrow night?"