"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Bad date...(?)

ARrocket

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Got her number awhile back...met her at this tennis program. Didn't call for months (had other things/women to worry about). Called her up, set up meeting for next day. Things start off well, I kino from the start...she didn't reciprocate, but all seemed well. Walked around, ate, walked some more...(at a mall....but like an outdoor mall...if that makes sense). Anyway, towards the end she seemed to get physically distant...started rejecting my attempts at escalating kino. She started walking further away from me, etc. Near the end I grabbed her hand, but after 30 sec or so she started pulling it away, so I let go...and because of this I didn't even go in for the kiss, just a brief hug (in hindsight, I wish I at least kissed her cheek....oh well).

Is it a lost cause? I mean she's a pretty shy girl, but idk...doesn't look promising. And, should I bother calling her again? If I do see her again, I'd make sure to get more physical right off the bat...
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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Had the same experience a few months ago...she never wanted a 2nd date.
 

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ARrocket said:
Got her number awhile back...met her at this tennis program. Didn't call for months (had other things/women to worry about). Called her up, set up meeting for next day. Things start off well, I kino from the start...she didn't reciprocate, but all seemed well. Walked around, ate, walked some more...(at a mall....but like an outdoor mall...if that makes sense). Anyway, towards the end she seemed to get physically distant...started rejecting my attempts at escalating kino. She started walking further away from me, etc. Near the end I grabbed her hand, but after 30 sec or so she started pulling it away, so I let go...and because of this I didn't even go in for the kiss, just a brief hug (in hindsight, I wish I at least kissed her cheek....oh well).

Is it a lost cause? I mean she's a pretty shy girl, but idk...doesn't look promising. And, should I bother calling her again? If I do see her again, I'd make sure to get more physical right off the bat...

hey dude, wassup? after a lnog time. hope everything is well. well to ur ques, i would say, next time learn the "two steps forward and one step backward" rule and do call her again. she may be shy but she might want you secretly. unless she shows clear signs or says outright, dont give up hope, okay?
 

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just give her a call.. wats the worst that can happen.... her saying no... If you dont call ull never know.
 

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Hey schttrj, what's up?

And yeah, I know I should call her again sometime. But I'm wondering if I should have gone in for the kiss despite the signs (especially pulling her hand away from mine).

And suavesuave....you called her for a second date?
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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DonS said:
You kino'd, she didn't reciprocate; you held her hand; she didn't reciprocate. She then distanced herself from you. I'm not sure, but where I went to school this means she isn't interested. And you say if you went out with her again you'd get even more physical even more quickly? This poor girl.

Wait a week and give her another call to invite her out biking or whatever. If she declines by making up an excuse, move on. Otherwise, if you do go out with her again, knowing that this is a shy girl who is very young, ease off the kino. Because from her actions, she either doesn't like you or is uncomfortable with your hands all over her so quickly. Good Luck.
I suppose you're right. Even if she IS interested at all, this will take some time, and time is what I don't have (I'm moving in 3 weeks...I'll be back every now and again, but it's not worth it). Perhaps I'll just leave it alone, unless she contacts me.
 
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