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.
Really. If you want to self express, draw some pictures and put them up on the refrigerator or something. At least then you have the option of taking them down if you change your mind, and you won't have defaced your body in the process.zinc4 said:
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
So we figured it out, she is fat huh? Well then, nothing to complain about. Hit up a good diet and hit the gym. Losing weight is really not to hard. And plus, a lot of guys will like a fit girl with tats. Im sure you'll drop the whole "bisexual" thing because you'll have more options from guys.zekko said:
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.
You're welcome! You know I am fan of yoursMisterAFC said:Thank you very much
Yep, it's definitely a super insecure thing to get all of your tattoos removed for the sake of getting a boyfriend... Or girlfriend for that matter That's the mark of a mentally weak individual obsessed with what others think of them. But hey, you obviously feel differently. To each their own.Darth said:
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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Translation: "I'm on the chubby side."djgirl said:
Bring her over here. I've got a glass bead blaster and I'll make quick work of that ink.zekko said:
Not sure about this, I've had both and would rather be with the latter.Darth said:
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.
Now THAT is hilarious.Trump said:
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Piercings and a bone in her nose would be a plus in my book.Naughty Ninja said:
Tattoos don't make a statement and aren't a part of who you are. All they prove is that you're impulsive and make decisions based on today rather than the future. How do you think those tattoos are gonna look in 10-15 years? They'll look hideous on you. Your best chance at getting a high value man is to get rid of them. Tattooed girls are widely considered to be sluts/trashy. I know plenty of people who have sex with girls with a lot of tattoos, but I don't know anybody who'd be willing to wife up a girl with a lot of tattoos. If you REALLY want what you say you want, you should get rid of them. If not, and you're willing to put up with the fact that no successful man will want you for anything more than a fling, don't get rid of them. Just don't complain when you can't get a man to commit. You put yourself in this position and now you have to deal with the consequences of your actions.djgirl said:
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.