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.
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.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
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She's leaving FOX for CNN, I guess she's made it on the hot scale.Potbelly said:2 words:
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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.
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.
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.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
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