"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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"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.
diablo
Master Don Juan
Soma
Banned
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
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.
You got no proof and I'm not the only moderator on this site, if you haven't noticed. Don't whine over a post. It's very unsuavely.Originally posted by Don Ronny
It must have been Crazy Kid. He's been riding his high horse ever since he adopted his new identity
Dude, take your nuts out of the titanium vice grip and RELAX. If you weren't so busy defending your precious ego, you would see that I was JOKING!
You call that whining? THIS is whining...
I cant believe you mod douchebags deleted my precious thread. I poured my heart and soul into it and now its gone...just like that! Does it make you feel good Mr. Fancypants? Good and powerful to know you can shatter a man's hopes and dreams at the touch of a button? God, I really hate this place. You guys ruined my life! Wah wah wahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
See the difference?
Now where's that delete button when I need it?Originally posted by Don Ronny
You call that whining? THIS is whining...
I cant believe you mod douchebags deleted my precious thread. I poured my heart and soul into it and now its gone...just like that! Does it make you feel good Mr. Fancypants? Good and powerful to know you can shatter a man's hopes and dreams at the touch of a button? God, I really hate this place. You guys ruined my life! Wah wah wahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
See the difference?
Bonhomme
Master Don Juan
This censorship thing has gone way too far IMNSHO. We're edging closer and closer to a photographic negative of Dating Advice Forums every day.
Whatever happened to that "Thai Food -- Fetus Soup" thread, anyway?
"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.