You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
I answered your question before you asked it.TheDoctor said:What about the casual encounters section? There are always tons of decent looking w*ores looking for c0ck (in my area anyway). Are they legit? Dirty nymphos needing some action is the vibe I get. Any input?
------------------------------Maxtro said:I find Craigslist to be a waste of time. The first problem is that about 90% of the girls on Craigslist aren't real. If you do find a girl who's real you're probably the 50th guy who messaged her. Good luck getting her to reply to your message let alone read it.
If you aren't hot, when what? I'm just an average dude. Do you need to have a picture on your ad?Duffdog said:One-- I am attractive. Believe it or not, all hot girls on craigslist simply ignore EVERYTHING you wrote and scroll down and look at your picture first. Then, if you pass, they might read a thing or two.
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.
Stupid question, but, how do you know that you aren't attractive? I know that my face is not, but I am tall and work out all the time so I have that going for me. The picture is the key--seriously. Maybe spike your hair or do something which make you look eye catching. Ask some average girl what she would do to make you look better. Different haircut, different clothes, sunglasses etc. There has to be something you can do to have some sort of an edge.Maxtro said:I answered your question before you asked it.
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If you aren't hot, when what? I'm just an average dude. Do you need to have a picture on your ad?
Next what do you do if you are not a "naturally ****y person." On a scale of a nice guy to ****y jerk, I'm a 6.5 though I'm starting to shift slowly towards ****y. I don't want to fake ****iness in my profile or replies because I can't hold it up in conversation.
I don't care about getting the hottest girls. I'll be perfectly happy if I can end up having sex with 5's on up.