"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.

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Blue Phoenix

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Originally posted by leeman67
This is non related to our normal discussions. My sister n law has a large brain tumor. She is to have surgery Monday. They say this is going to be a very dangerous operation. We are asking for as many prayers as we can get. God bless everyone . lee
I just hope you're not a male attention wh0re making this up. :trouble:

Good luck to your sister! :cheer:
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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Wyldfire

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I'll say a prayer for you sister.

Remember this...although any brain surgery can be very dangerous...the technology in the medical field has come a very long way.

Cancer surgery can be scary for the family who has to sit and wait. I've been there myself during my mother's struggle with breast cancer and an anyeurism. She went into surgery 3 times. Two of them were supposed to be dangerous and one was supposed to be routine. Ironically, both of the dangerous operations went quickly and without a hitch. The routine surgery went alright as well, but took longer when it wasn't supposed to. I think when the surgery is considered to be more dangerous, the doctors tend to take it more seriously and therefore end up at the top of their game, so to speak.

Things will most likely go really well for your sister tomorrow. My mother was very weak and sick when she had her operations, but she had the will to recover. Give your sister all the encouragement you can and talk to her about all the great things she has to look forward to once all this is behind her. Talk about specific things you would like to do with her or places you want to go together. Making sure she's in a positive frame of mind when she goes into this will go a long way.

Good luck and please let us all know how things went.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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