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.
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.
I’m in Illinois South of I80, about 90 minutes from downtown Chicagofair enough where are you located at?
good point what's your major?Big fan of Forensic Files, ever watch that show? Documentary series about various crimes (mostly murders) and how the cops solved them using forensic evidence.
These days there are so many cameras around, forensic evidence is mostly supplemental it seems...still interesting though.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
dm me brotherI’m in Illinois South of I80, about 90 minutes from downtown Chicago
I’m in Illinois South of I80, about 90 minutes from downtown Chicago
are they available online?Big fan of Forensic Files, ever watch that show? Documentary series about various crimes (mostly murders) and how the cops solved them using forensic evidence.
These days there are so many cameras around, forensic evidence is mostly supplemental it seems...still interesting though.