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.
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.
Because i haven't been in your situation yet i would like you to follow Atom Smasher's advice and set those boundaries. Take some form of action and let us know what happened because i think i can learn a valuable lesson out of your situation.49au said:So far she's called twice and sent 8 texts over the next hour.
She still pretends to have no idea why I'm turned off.
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.
A woman can say that all she wants, that doesn't mean I have to accept wh0rish behavior. She has the right to walk, but I have the right to reject bullsh!t like the above.PairPlusRoyalFlush said:No point in calling her out, all you will get is "we weren't exclusive" and "stop being so insecure"
Regardless, I'd been fvcking her and hanging out with her for 3 months. Does that give me the right to complete dominion over her? Hardly. But if she wants to spin other plates, it needs to be done discreetly and with respect.That being said - I made a joke last night about getting an island girl pregnant on my recent trip, and she said, "You cheated! You know I'll slice your balls off."
I smiled and told her that I'd like to see her try.
But what's significant about her use of the word "cheated" (even though she knew it was a joke), is it tells me that in her mind, we are exclusive. And if we're exclusive in her view, then she should not act that way.
OK, I misunderstood you then. I did keep my "breakup" voicemail very short, and ignored her calls/texts trying to get details (and argue points, I'm sure). All I really said was that she knows how I feel about respect, she openly disrespected me, and that is not something I'll tolerate. Then the usual crap about how I'm not mad, and we can still be friends, but the romantic part is done.PairPlusRoyalFlush said:I'm not saying you're wrong. You're not. That's just what the slvt will tell you if you call her out, so dont bother.
49au said:I've been seeing a girl for about 3 months now.
Then why are you getting all bent out of shape? She is just your fvck buddy.....so she should be treated as such!!49au said:She is not my girlfriend, as I said, I've avoided putting a label on it.
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.