"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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Did my neg hit right

Pathgen

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I was setting up a group assignment for school with my group mates and one of them is a HB8.7. So we are talking and i didn't realize that we have veteran's day tommorow, which is when we decided to meet up. So i throw a neg at her like this (because like me she didn't remember about veterans day either)

Path: So i guess anytime tomorrow is good (i look at her). Because you didn't know school was canceled so you probably didn't make any plans.

She looked like it hit her a little too hard, but she was smiling afterwards. Now that i read it on paper it looks a little harsh what do you guys think? I did say it with a smile
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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daygameguy

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Pathgen said:
I was setting up a group assignment for school with my group mates and one of them is a HB8.7. So we are talking and i didn't realize that we have veteran's day tommorow, which is when we decided to meet up. So i throw a neg at her like this (because like me she didn't remember about veterans day either)

Path: So i guess anytime tomorrow is good (i look at her). Because you didn't know school was canceled so you probably didn't make any plans.

She looked like it hit her a little too hard, but she was smiling afterwards. Now that i read it on paper it looks a little harsh what do you guys think? I did say it with a smile
Nah.. she's gonna be fine.:rolleyes:
 

WalkingStick

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If she got offended by that, she's crazy.

from my experience, negs and things along those lines often seem worse in hindsight.

You did nothing over the line.
 

Crazy Asian

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haha no it's all good.

i have a problem of sometimes insulting the girl.
 

Pathgen

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i have a problem of sometimes insulting the girl.
I know its not gonna kill her lol i just thought maybe i went over the line with that one. Well thanks guys for the input
 

"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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Lexington

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You can say even very harsh things as long as you let them know you're joking. Sometimes, the harsher the neg hit, the more successful it is.

I have a thing going with this one chick. She fell over one day walking down hill and got a few cuts and bruises. When she told me about it I just laughed and made fun of her for it. Of course, all the while I let her know I was kidding. But it turned into a sort of running joke.
 
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