the_govner
Don Juan
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if not... any tips?
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.
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.
Nope, disagreed.KontrollerX said:Nope.
If you live in the same area as that girl stuck in a LDR game her away from her imaginary friend.
Its completely endorsed here to do this.
What isn't endorsed here is engaging in a LDR yourself since its completely retarded.
This post seems like argument for the sake of argument but I'll respond anyway...comic_relief said:Nope, disagreed.
This site endorses being who you want to be, not what other people want us to become. Live by your own rules.
comic_relief
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.
Actually, your post endorses the original post that I wrote.KontrollerX said:This post seems like argument for the sake of argument but I'll respond anyway...
This site endorses guys take action to get what they want and not to wish for what they want to just magically fall in their lap.
If a guy sees a hot chick pining away over some guy who lives a billion miles away then the caring members on this site will tell that guy to go after what he wants which is that girl who is involved with an imaginary friend.
They will endorse this because the guy is clearly interested in her and the other guy is a billion miles away.
To not engage a chick like this is a potential opportunity wasted and if you don't take it someother guy who lives in your area with her will if her imaginary boyfriend doesn't show up soon to be with her in the flesh.
the_govner said:if not... any tips?
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.