"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
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.
Any old members in here?
- Thread starter chuchu
- Start date
"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.
syncmaster
Master Don Juan
Theres no way in hell i'm taking up being a mod again though - i'm not cleaning up this mess but i commend JC for wanting to try.
The Antichrist_Star
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Aww... that's unfortunate.Originally posted by Demon
Thanks, buddy, but I'm retired.
Demon... haha, it's actually good to see you back.
I've considered being really 'hardass' but honestly... three forths of all of the posts would probably be gone if that was the case.
****... I've been here so long I actually forgot how I stumbled upon this place... haha
*Shrugs*
Yeah, I've been reading posts lately... it's rough.
AS
"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.
syncmaster
Master Don Juan
Well - if we're gonna do a mod overhaul and and NSS, Hiden Danjer, Eternal, and JC decide to do it... i guess i'm in
_________
Edit:
Paradox & Vincent - you're in there too btw
syncmaster
Master Don Juan
LOL
Originally posted by The Antichrist_Star
Aww... that's unfortunate.
Demon... haha, it's actually good to see you back.
I've considered being really 'hardass' but honestly... three forths of all of the posts would probably be gone if that was the case.
****... I've been here so long I actually forgot how I stumbled upon this place... haha
*Shrugs*
Yeah, I've been reading posts lately... it's rough.
AS
Three fourths might be gone, and that would be a great thing. There's no reason to miss something so useless anyway.
Try being a hardass. Do it for the entire month of January. See if anyone wants to go back (other than the exhausted mods who need a day off).
"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.
The Antichrist_Star
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All right... but if I do it... I mean really, really do it.
I don't want to hear it.
AS
syncmaster
Master Don Juan
Originally posted by The Antichrist_Star
All right... but if I do it... I mean really, really do it.
I don't want to hear it.
AS
Do it pls... go back to the hardfast rule of post something useful, or ask a question that hasn't been asked or STFU.
We need to do some weeding.
"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.
The Antichrist_Star
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I talked to JC and I told him that I would do it.
But
When people start *****ing the people who called for this **** better be there.
AS
penkitten
Master Don Juan
hooking up with hookers
she broke my heart and stomped that sucker flat
if love were oil id be a quart low
elvis is dead and i dont feel so well myself
can i wear pink
am i a fag
whose a big afc
snobs who only date jocks
and whose the gayest mod?"
everyone just wants to complain.
its human nature.
i miss mods like nss who tell you to stfu and not waste precious bandwidth with horrible banter that doesnt deserve discussion , use the search and pm.
of course i also like to waste bandwidth sometimes too.
AC/DC
Master Don Juan
It's good to see you guys back... I'm sure you remember my old moniker "Whatsupwiddat", I"m still on the top 20 all-time posters...
I'm such a G
Anyways, I hope you guys stay around!
TheVirtualMind
Master Don Juan
"Thumbs up, let's do this. THE VIRTUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND!"Originally posted by The Antichrist_Star
All right... but if I do it... I mean really, really do it.
I don't want to hear it.
AS
The Antichrist_Star
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All right man... if you're in... I'm in.
AS
"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.