"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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does hanging with girls ever feel like a chore?

garruk

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i was hanging out with a really old friend of mine from high school today. she just graduated (a year older) and she was in my city so we went to ikea because i needed some new furniture.


anyways, we were hanging for a good 3 hours and i sort of got annoyed with the whole thing. Shes still a good friend of mine but somehow it just felt like a chore.

has this happened to you guys before? this is something that happens to me sometimes.
 

"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.

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FairShake

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Hanging with just about anyone save for my closest friends for 3 hours can be a chore. There's a reason why they are just associates and not friends.
 

zekko

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This could happen with just about anyone, doesn't have to be a girl.
There are times I don't even feel like hanging around with my closest friends. I get into a certain mood, things just get on my nerves, and I don't feel like being around people.
 
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