"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

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Being picky = good or bad?

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Don Juan
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You'd think as a 27 year old virgin, I'd have no standards whatsoever. Interestingly enough the worse I do with girls, the pickier I seem to get.

There's the usual spiel of "There's always someone better out there". I think I literally use that as my coping mechanism if I fail with a girl - to look for someone truly better than her.

I also end up benchmarking future prospects against past (failed) prospects. This in turn leads me to ruling out girls I might otherwise have considered going for.
 

"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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