Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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e mail but no responce back

joe45

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ok here my question, met this girl who was in one of my classes last semester she was waiting for the bus as i was, so i chit chatted with her about how she did in chinese language class,etc.....
we also chatted about what courses she took on the bus and sat beside each other on the bus. i never talked to this gal during class or anytime but i do recognizse her face from one of my classes-that why i started talking to her. as i was to get off my stop- i asked her to give me her e mail which she did, so i emailed her after 2 days-sayin hows it going, this and that and that i can help her with english-shes a int student from japan anyways i get no e mail -no responce, whats with this. i was thinkin of being freinds and making casual dating her.
it has happened to me before but with another gal, we exchanged e mail and msn addy to talk online - i said hi and no responce-this after like 6 x's but differe periods. ok why would they do this? should i have went for the number and would i make any differ-i mean they can just give u a fake #.
ok is also gettin a date or have a gal hang out with u these days-is it really that hard. seems like i can't pull nothing. i mean just going for a quiick bite at some cheap joint restaurant and go for a walk or rollerblade in summer with a gal. these gals are also just avg looking tooo i would say a 6 , 7 out of 10
 

"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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Schlep

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Ask for the number; asking for the e-mail makes you look like a wuss. Also you'll almost never gauge interest level by e-mail, because they can just block you. At least if you get a fake number, you know they're not interested.

Also, read the DJ bible.
 

Bonhomme

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If you ask for a # and get an email

If you ask for a # and get an email, don't bother emailing. They're not interested.

Unless, of course, they're from another country and long-distance phone charges would be crazy, or they say they have a very bad phone plan, and can't spare any minutes. Then you can send one emai. If they reply, continue on; if not, forget her.
 
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