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.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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.
ryannath said:I think Fox News has hotter chicks than CNN. Julie Banderas is hot http://www.super-hair.net/banderas4.JPG , and so is Laurie Dhue, the blonde. http://www.adrants.com/images/dhue.jpg
She's leaving FOX for CNN, I guess she's made it on the hot scale.Potbelly said:2 words:
Kiran Chetry
Speaking of FOX, that Jane Skinner has a dirty mind, this woman just can't wait to go home and get some:Francisco d'Anconia said:She's leaving FOX for CNN, I guess she's made it on the hot scale.
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.
Yeahhhhhh, she was wet....DJDamage said:Speaking of FOX, that Jane Skinner has a dirty mind, this woman just can't wait to go home and get some:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvGLgmj4lWk
Wow are you an idiot? Do you know anything? She already left FOX long ago and has been working for CNN for a while.Francisco d'Anconia said:She's leaving FOX for CNN, I guess she's made it on the hot scale.
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.
I knew that there was contract negotiations going on but I thought that CNN offered a better deal.Deus ex Pianoforte said:Actually...I think she was fired, heh.
http://www.postchronicle.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=9&num=64883
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It's been all of a month, but I guess that seems like a lifetime if you're a juvenile. :rockon:Potbelly said:Wow are you an idiot? Do you know anything? She already left FOX long ago and has been working for CNN for a while.
Dude, next time don't act like you know something when you don't because I can tell that you spent 2 secs googling it.:rockon:
Glad that I can keep you interested PB, you're the highlight of my day.Potbelly said:you know what, I actually felt bad for going off on yuo, but not anymore.
you're arrogant ass still won't admit that you don't know anything. fess up to not knowing stuff about this from your previous posts. yeah a month, well that's not exactly currently like you thought it was now was it? I guess time goes slower for older people too