"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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chasing "in love" feeling

wiggadude

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I've never been in a relationship, but I've had onenitis plenty of times.

My question: is it possible to start a relationship with a chick who you DON'T have a total onenitis crush on, and then develop the onenitis feeling with her later?

After all, onenitis is beautiful if it's the girl you have a LTR with. It only sucks when you have onenitis with a girl that doesn't care about you.

I get plenty of girls who are interested in me... but I reject pretty much all of them because I don't get onenitis with them at first sight. Can I develop this later? Or does it have to be love at first sight?

Hanging out with a girl I have onenitis on is like walking on clouds and feeling euphoric. Hanging out with any other chick is just like hanging out with a guy for me.
 

"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.

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Are you asking if you should settle in hopes that she'll get better with age? Either that or them training you to become p-whipped?
 

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Okay, oneitis is totally obsessing over one chick you cant have, or one that broke up with you and cant get over.

This is what dating is for. You go out, see if you're compatible. If so,you keep going. How can you get oneitis with someone you barely know? It would just be a physical infatuation.

I dunno what to say to this, just game some more chicks and go with the flow. The way it works is you find one that has "oneitis" for you
 

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Oneitis isnt that bad if you are extremely self-controlled can manage yourself through the hardships of a breakup. Personally, I find the intimate connection to be very rewarding and fulfilling.
 

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Originally posted by California Love
Oneitis isnt that bad if you are extremely self-controlled can manage yourself through the hardships of a breakup. Personally, I find the intimate connection to be very rewarding and fulfilling.
But there isn't any connect when a guy has "one-itis." He's overly infatuated in one woman and the feelings aren't reciprocated. The guy is putting all his efforts into this one woman in hopes that she'll (eventually) "come around" to appreciating his one sided admiration.
 
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"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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But there isn't any connect when a guy has "one-itis." He's overly infatuated in one woman and the feelings aren't reciprocated. The guy is putting all his efforts into this one woman in hopes that she's "come around" to appreciating his one sided admiration.

lets call that the official definition
 
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