"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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canceling on a girl

JesterX

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hey what do girls think when you cancel a meeting or a date with them? do they see it as hard to get or do they think the same as us and will next us if we dont see them? im talking a girl that really wants to see me not the other way around.
 

"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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WORKEROUTER

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Did this to a chick recently. She got pretty fluttered about it. If she's into you, then you can reschedule. If she's not and wants to be a *****, then you don't want her anyway.
 

Warlord

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What's the big deal. Just cancel away if you feel like it. Don't do it because it's a "game tactic" or you believe it'll increase "interest."
 

SamePendo

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On the same note... I sometimes feel like farting. How do women take farting? Do they take is as a alpha characteristic? Like, she'll think "oh god! If he wasn't alpha he wouldn't fart infront of me!". Will she next me if she sees me doing a fart dance but not actually farting?
 

"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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DJDamage

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JesterX said:
hey what do girls think when you cancel a meeting or a date with them? do they see it as hard to get or do they think the same as us and will next us if we dont see them? im talking a girl that really wants to see me not the other way around.
Why are you dating just one girl? If you were seeing more then one girl you won't have such a dilemma because you wouldn't really care.

If you really don't want to see the girl and you are just avoiding her(don't act like a pvssy) just tell her its not working out for you and good luck.

DjDamage
 

Nighthawk

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Flaking a date will usually increase interest. It signals a lack of desperation and neediness and implies you are a busy man with many choices. Use it as a tactic if you like but defintely don't feel bad about cancelling if it suits you. If she acts pissy, tease her for being desperate and reschedule.
 
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