onemorerobot
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Yes, who wouldn't want to hear about their ex's new sex life? ****ing *****.
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.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
You females are loonytunes.penkitten said:shes trying to make you jealous by belittling your penis size. all women think men have penis envy and its all about who has the biggest one.
women have boob envy. whomever has the biggest bounciest rack, wins.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
:crackup:THE_ADDMAN said:one time an ex called me and said...
Me: "Hello?"
Her: "ADDMAN! I'm with my new boyfriend, we're about to have SEX!"
Me: "great... so why u callin me? need me to give u guys some pointers on how to get started?"
Her: "no... I just thought maybe you'd be jealous?"
Me: "why would I be jealous?"
Her: "ohhh ok... well goodbye"
Any why is a guy hanging around a woman who's doing this?onemorerobot said:Yes, who wouldn't want to hear about their ex's new sex life? ****ing *****.
haha! Hooray for boobies! :crazy:penkitten said:shes trying to make you jealous by belittling your penis size. all women think men have penis envy and its all about who has the biggest one.
women have boob envy. whomever has the biggest bounciest rack, wins. all others in the room are inferior. its true. except you cant ask one of us, because we will lie and say you're an idiot for saying that.
therefore, when you ex says her new sex life with whats his face is great and his dong is about as big as a louisville slugger, you should mention how your new girl, miss big bouncy rack, says your dong is the most awesome in the land.
it helps to go find a new miss bouncy rack and walk around with her in public where the ex can see the big bouncy rack for herself. then she will go home and stew in it.
She's only mentioned it recently. Until now, I've had no reason to question our friendship.Francisco d'Anconia said:Any why is a guy hanging around a woman who's doing this?![]()
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Alright, so she's just done this. What's causing the confusion?onemorerobot said:She's only mentioned it recently. Until now, I've had no reason to question our friendship.
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.