"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.

Read more...

Does anyone else have controlling mothers??

Demystify

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Jun 12, 2008
Messages
270
Reaction score
1
I don't blame my mom as the main reason I do badly with women. I blame myself and know it's my fault, but I think my mom being controlling is a huge factor. I firmly believe that the way you interact with your mom is the way you interact with most women. And since I let my mom control me, I then let other women that I'm going for control me. Also having a control mother causes you to develop into the nice guy women hate instead of the bad boy women love.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm not a mama's boy at all. Far from it. Unlike mama's boys, I don't rely on her or need to be around her at all BUT I still let her control me now matter how hard I try to avoid it.

Once again, I'm not blaming everything on my mom, but I do think she's a factor.

What do you guys think?
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

Read more...

CaptainJ

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 3, 2009
Messages
875
Reaction score
23
Dysfunctional parent gender roles make for dysfunctional person
 

dude04

Don Juan
Joined
Dec 6, 2007
Messages
65
Reaction score
1
i do!! i do!! i have two controlling parents. they made me like this; a nice guy with no friends and no purpose in life. I never got to go out with friends in high school and never joined school activities.

however, that is in the past. you're the only factor that determines who you want to be today.
 

Demystify

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Jun 12, 2008
Messages
270
Reaction score
1
dude04 said:
i do!! i do!! i have two controlling parents. they made me like this; a nice guy with no friends and no purpose in life. I never got to go out with friends in high school and never joined school activities.

however, that is in the past. you're the only factor that determines who you want to be today.
Yeah, I agree, but it's not that hard when they've been there for a great percentage of your life.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

Read more...

Wiesman44

Master Don Juan
Joined
Aug 2, 2004
Messages
1,341
Reaction score
14
my mother is still controlling, but its tough for her to act 1500 miles away :)
 

Joshski

Don Juan
Joined
Aug 18, 2009
Messages
85
Reaction score
2
Location
United States
My mom said i cant have a girlfriend until in 16 so when i was younger i just never talked to girls...and now its kinda biting me in the foot.
 
Top