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.
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
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.![]()
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.
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've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.