"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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Coming back after a week of total isolation/sickness

sharpshooter

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Yeah I currently have pneumonia..which i've had since Sunday. So I will be out of macking action until atleast next Sunday. Right now my confidnece is still high as hell (even though I feel and look like **** due to the sickness/medication). One thing about being in the house 24/7 is that you start to daydream/fantasize about girls. I hate that, that's the old me. I don't want that creeping back into my mind. The part that sucks is that I was on such a roll last week. Felt so powerful/alive...and now i'm a damn vegetable.

I'm only 3 days in...so hopefully my confidence will hang in there (being alone and indoors for an entire week will have it's effect on you)

I know one thing for sure though, I wanna start off right where I left off. Alive, and on a roll. Anyone with a similar type of experience?

any tips?
 

"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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Tails

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i like being home. it's fun. besides, i go to school every fricken day.
 

sharpshooter

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ah, you're lucky. I hate being home! This is totally weird for me, being in like this for a week. That's why I don't konw how i'm gonna be at the outcome of this :confused:

well it's not just about being home, it's about being sick like a dog and the mental/physical toll it takes on you
 

blienk

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Dude, consider yourself lucky...I have mono and I'll be contagious for the next MONTH.
 

"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.

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