"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.
Best nickname for a girl.
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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Mandiblard
Senior Don Juan
Did anyone else find the above post amusing? "It's-Me, Maaario"
jeffthechef
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where that quote come from btw..."it's me-marrrrrrrrrrio"
i am sure i've heard that somewhere....some game or movie or something
pumpkin
princess
hun
cuddlebunny - they like this one
sexy sock girl - this girl wore knee high boots on a date and she had on knee high socks - later she was naked (except for the socks) - it was very cute
Find something in a moment - a fun moment is better - everytime you call them that it brings back that snapshot in time and they'll smile and they'll like it that you call them that
WHERE IS YOUR CHILDHOOD AT?jeffthechef said:lmao didn't even think about that
where that quote come from btw..."it's me-marrrrrrrrrrio"
i am sure i've heard that somewhere....some game or movie or something
"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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Of course there's nothing wrong with guys that do this, it's just not my style. As long as you like doing it and are comfortable with it, that's cool.
Don Shinra
Don Juan
"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.