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.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
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.
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.
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.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.