Don't be bullied by fear!

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

Sean O

Senior Don Juan

Jun 12, 2006

I think it's safe to say that if someone tried to bully you around and control you, you wouldn't put up with it. After all, what right does this person have to try and push you around, and stop you from getting what you want?

Well, FEAR is like a BULLY that tries to push you around from the INSIDE instead of the outside. If you wouldn't take sh1t from an external bully, why the hell would you take sh1t from an internal bully?!

The next time you feel afraid to approach, remember this: you will NEVER allow yourself to be bullied by your fear. You're stronger than that, and your fear has no right to try and stop you from getting what you want!

"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.