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 made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
I don't think you have anything but useless troll stories. Your stories don't even add up.retired_dude said:Don't hate. When you folks are my age you will be poor (the U.S. dollar is on its last legs and will be worthless in the future, inflation is here to stay, $100 oil, personal and national debt up the a$$, and wars against fake enemies that will cost you trillions that you don't have!) and married to a woman who is to old to get pregnant! So don't hate just because I have someone who is younger than the daughters of most guys my age.
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.
Funny you mention her. My friend worked as an extra on the set of "Honey" which starred Jessica Alba. ON movie sets they tell you not to look at the movie stars becaue it makes them feel uncomfortable.MikeYikes122 said:I don't necessarily mean a chick like Jessica Alba, though if you have had an experience with someone like her I'd certainly like to hear about it.
That's got to be one of the scariest things I ever seen.wayword said:
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.
OPhatE1vis said:Ever see Amy Winehouse before she got all cracked out? MUCH better.
http://celebodies.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/amy-winehouse/
I saw MikieYikes kissing Ms. Piggy from Sesame street on Rodeo Drive!!! I always knew this TROLL liked the fat fake ones!!MikeYikes122 said:Just out of curiosity, anyone here ever hook up with or hit on a girl who is famous or a celebrity in some capacity? I don't necessarily mean a chick like Jessica Alba,
Are you all prostitutes ?retired_dude said:Your daughters screw guys because of what that guy can give them. It was no different with me. Are we all prostitutes?