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.
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.
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.
Yea, My upper body is pretty good, but I can use some work on the lower body (abs). I have heard girls love pecs!Originally posted by Sentrility
Yeah..Going to the gym is the best thing any guy can do. It gives you soo much confidence, plus people do notice your body under your clothes and it makes it all worthwhile
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Yea you have to stay strong my brother. I cut down heavily on candy, soda , fried foods and other stuff like Cheesesteaks. It is IMPOSSIBLE to not ever touch these things again, but just treat yourself ONCE in AWHILE. I have been going for three months strong and realized it is becoming more of a routine and HABIT. However, if you become lazy and the do not go gor awhile, the harder it is to go back.
Originally posted by jakethasnake
flyguy,
You remind me of another previous poster called 'flyguy36363' or something like that, who'd get off by flashing his ridiculous man-tits all over the exercise forum.
He was hilarious, some HS boy with a fixation on getting ripped then searching for approval on this site. Latent homo-tendencies, I guess. *shrug*
Ooh yea. It's always nice to hear "you have nice arms!" or "do you work out?" or "how much weight have you lost?"
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.