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.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Deus ex Pianoforte said:What is this, Montel?
you consider yourself good looking...and more so that as a mate value for women.verysuave said:You've gone out with super hot chicks but then there was this chick who wasnt a pretty rejected you. Ever happened to you?
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
This is true! I was out with a friend of mine and she's a "butter-face" (Everything about her is pretty but her face) We were having lunch and our waiter was a really cute guy!ryannath said:I think if they are below the guy that much, they kinda think they won't have what it takes, so they reject to protect their ego.
Really.. whew, i thought it was just me. Just wanted to also point this out that this thread is pretty informative. Yeah, im talking about you Deus ex Pianoforte. Efing trollmexican_player2 said:very suave the same **** happens to me!!!, i remember getting rejected by some 3s and 4s and then i got with the 8s that accept me, its fuked up
good analysisryannath said:ppens to me too. I get told I am good looking by women. (not bragging) I get rejected by 6's that are below me, but about 8's they seem to accept me. I think if they are below the guy that much, they kinda think they won't have what it takes, so they reject to protect their ego.
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.
:crackup:WaterTiger said:... I was out with a friend of mine and she's a "butter-face" (Everything about her is pretty but her face) ...
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.
BluEyes said:Mabye you "good looking" guys aren't as good looking as u think u are...
There's a big difference between being a skinny good looking guy, and a muscular good looking guy.
Also, lest we forget, personality plays a large role.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.