"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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does the 2 strike rule still apply even if you are the one that flaked too?

pete101

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i was suppose to meet this HB off pof, i made a date time she flaked didn't counter offer i just sent 'ok'.. 2 days later she messages me if i was free the next day, it was due to snow heavy here so i said i wouldn't be able to but Sat or Sun would be ok (it wasn't suppose to be snowing then).. i ended up cancelling on her as i was snowed in over the weekend and suggested the week after.

i contacted her on thurs to meet up Sat night, she agreed then 10mins later text me saying can she meet me Friday instead. i said i was busy so offered Sunday. she agreed. she texts me on Sat to confirm if we wer meetin Sunday i said yes. she flakes on me on Sunday with some stupid excuse about not feeling good and having a bad Sat night.. i text back 'ok' after an hour. she texts me back immediately saying she had a terrible night the night before and doesn't 'feel' like going out (typically bad excuse) i do not reply.

does the 2 strike rule still apply in this case?
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

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