"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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Flake or no flake?

No Leaf Clover

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got this chicks number 2 weeks ago. called a couple days after and asked if she would be around this saturday. she said yeah. I called her now and she won't answer. maybe she isn't by her phone?

move on?
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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When you phoned her you need to set up a specific time and place you're going to meet her. If she baulks at this and sais call me later then she's out. She might say she can't make it in which case she has to come back with a good counter offer. Next time wait a bit longer to call...say 5 days.
 

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I'd call her 3-5 days later like window was saying...you have to have everything set up when you ask her out...also leave a voicemail so she knows theres a reason you called. He makes a great point of the counter offer if she's busy...because that is a definite possibility
 
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