"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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Crash and Burn - should have known better!!

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Damn, Slickster your going to really appreciate this story, I should have known better from your posting!!

There's a woman that I've known for a while now that I've always been really attracted to but one of us has always been dating someone since we've known eachother. There's always been a big time mutual attraction, flirting, etc.

Anyway, for the first time we're both single now so I asked her out last week. We went for dinner, drinks, blah blah. Anyway, I thought to myself that I know her fairly well, the attraction has always been there and I really like her so I decided I didn't need to DJ her, I did the "just be yourself" thing. Way too much afcness going on, didn't work out too well. After a goodnight kiss I waited a day to call, got the voicemail. Called today, the "I'm busy I'll call you back". Crap, I should have learned from my own past experiences!!

It seems I do so much better when I don't give a $hit, dammit, I had three different women call me during the weekend that I have been seeing off and on, they chase and chase since I really don't care one way or another. Sometimes I really get tired of these games but the more I experience, the more I learn that there is no other way with women. My hearts not broken or anything, I'm just a little disappointed with the outcome, I thought there was some real potential. Just goes to show, you always have to be on top of your game.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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either on top of your game, or as you said, the "don't give a sh!t" attitude.

work on the other three you have and your boof will fade pretty quickly. if you want to "recover" from this one, just make yourself scarce.
 

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i'm kinda in a similar situation (my post is "what the heck should i do".....

just out of curiousity, has she contacted you? anything i should be optimistic about?
 

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i just want to know if there's ANYTHING you can really do to recover from this situation or is it just a temporary recovery?
Will her interest level ever really rise again?
 

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The only way to raise her interest level is to make yourself
scarce, as someone else mentioned.

DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL HER.

Go out with other women, it will boost you subconciously.

Then and only then, you may want to 'bump' into her
somewhere by accident and let her know just how
great everything is (and all the chicks you have
going on.)

Keep a 'gotta go - bye' slick attitude on, and don't
fall into the trap of being AFC.

Been there done it.
 

"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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Hey Squid

I must admit I was smiling as I read your post. Not laughing at you. Just the silliness of this game we all seem forced play.

I have a date coming up with a real "nice" girl. Even after my last episode "trying to be myself" I was wondering if I should skip the games and try it again.

After reading this I think I'll stick to the game plan. :rolleyes:

Thanks. :)
 

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Originally posted by torontoguy72
The only way to raise her interest level is to make yourself
scarce, as someone else mentioned.

DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL HER.

Go out with other women, it will boost you subconciously.

Then and only then, you may want to 'bump' into her
somewhere by accident and let her know just how
great everything is (and all the chicks you have
going on.)

Keep a 'gotta go - bye' slick attitude on, and don't
fall into the trap of being AFC.

Been there done it.
It is even better if you are with another woman when you bump into her.
 

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Originally posted by Slickster
Hey Squid

I must admit I was smiling as I read your post. Not laughing at you. Just the silliness of this game we all seem forced play.

I have a date coming up with a real "nice" girl. Even after my last episode "trying to be myself" I was wondering if I should skip the games and try it again.

After reading this I think I'll stick to the game plan. :rolleyes:

Thanks. :)
lol, I thought you'd like that one! Seriously dude, stick to the game plan at ALL times, I've done this more than once, it never works.

If I wouldn't have cared so much I would have been in top form, that's what's so damn annoying.
 

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Live and learn

Yep those who care the least hurt the less.

Sayno' to girly emotions.
 

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By the way even after marriage you have to apply these rules or else it'll all turn sour then too. You must continualy develope your game. Otherwise these hoes will lose all respect for you.


Sayno'
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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Thanks for the support guys, hopefully next time I keep my head!!
 

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squid,

had any positive feedback at all from this chick? or it is a dead issue?
 

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I haven't tried calling since Monday, she emailed me today saying that she's been too busy to call, blah blah, I didn't respond, I don't buy the too busy crap and I'm too old to jump through anyones hoops anymore, if she was interested she would have made some effort. I'm still kind of disappointed, but I'm not going to get oneitis either, time to move on.
 
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