Wait, why you in there with Fist!?Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
You'd be in some serious trouble when you found out that I'm already in the linen closet.
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.
Wait, why you in there with Fist!?Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
You'd be in some serious trouble when you found out that I'm already in the linen closet.
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.
Wait... why is Fist in your linen closet?Originally posted by penkitten
what are you doing in the linen closet?
eternal is going in because fist is already there....
didnt you know fist and eternal are always in there ? like a secret passage way....Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Wait... why is Fist in your linen closet?
haha
I didn't know that... I guess we'll have to go play someplace else then.Originally posted by penkitten
didnt you know fist and eternal are always in there ? like a secret passage way....
Wait, I missed this? Not on my life... penkitten's been waiting months now for me to post pictures of her naked in my room - if both you and Eternal don't mind giving us some privacy, I'll continue giving the kind members of this forum more wanking material.Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
I didn't know that... I guess we'll have to go play someplace else then.![]()
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.
I'm afraid I'll have something to say about all that.Originally posted by diablo
Wait, I missed this? Not on my life... penkitten's been waiting months now for me to post pictures of her naked in my room - if both you and Eternal don't mind giving us some privacy, I'll continue giving the kind members of this forum more wanking material.![]()
gio, you told me you werent going to show those pictures to anyone !!Originally posted by diablo
Wait, I missed this? Not on my life... penkitten's been waiting months now for me to post pictures of her naked in my room - if both you and Eternal don't mind giving us some privacy, I'll continue giving the kind members of this forum more wanking material.![]()
They are safely locked away. Believe me, if I'd given diablo those pictures, he'd have them posted from here to the end of the universe by now.Originally posted by penkitten
gio, you told me you werent going to show those pictures to anyone !!
* storms out *
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.