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.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Originally posted by Luveno
I'll tell you what happened:
She was pissed off because she wanted to have a good time. Instead you took her to the mall...think about that.
I for one would be pissed off too if some first date told me we were going to the mall first. The mall is where high school kids who can't drive hang out.
There's your problem. Sure she was a ***** and not worth your time anyhow, but taking girls to a mall on a date is stupid.
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.
see thats like all i did in middle and alot of high schoool precisly for the fact that nobody had money in middle school 9th or 10th grade. plus it was like "have your mom drop you off at the mall and say your gonna hang with some friends" cuz back then it was still kinda of cool to not tell your parents exactly what you were doing, lol, i don't know why we did that.Originally posted by Fenderules
the mall would be a great place if used properly. Just like a walk in the park. All dates dont have to be dinner. sheeeesh, and its free 2! and whoever said tahts not original..........but it kinda is.... who the **** goes on a date to a mall or toy r us?
That's all great and dandy but I think I'm going to stick with what works. This is exactly the same type of response I'd expect to hear from an AFC friend (or my MOM even). I think I'm going to stick with what WORKS for me. Although it hasn't worked for me to get a 2nd date this time, it HAS worked for me the past 10 times I've gone out on a date with the exact same attitude.Originally posted by McKindley
This HAS to be a joke. No person can be that bad at social interaction. This has to be a joke.
Being with a girl is supposed to be natural and fun. Not filled with stress. You don't give her rules. Especially rules that state that SHE has to make YOU have a good time.
Never TELL people what to do, either ASK, or find a way to make it feel like their idea. No one likes to be told what to do.
You were completely disrespectful of this girl the ENTIRE time you were with her, from start to finish, and you OWE her an apology.
Taking someone along for your errands is not a date. ESPECIALLY not a FIRST date.
You should call her up, apologize, and never call her again.
And then you need to grow up.
I could go on for days here, but I don't think you'd be receptive to it.
Just explain what you did to another girl that you know better and ask HER what SHE would do if she was on a date and a guy did this.
The whole "my time is important and you have to respect it" REEKS of insecurity. If your time is important then she'll know soon enough by learning about you and all what you have going on in your life.
I'm a really busy person, and the people who know me know this. But I never actually say "I'm so busy." When I go out with a girl she usually already knows how busy I am and respects that. I never TELL her I'm busy, and never ASK her to respect it. Yet again, people don't like being TOLD what to do.
It seems to me that you have some inferiority stuff going on that you need to deal with. You are trying so hard to "be the man" that you look like a clueless douche.
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.
All the previous 10 times must be 10 super ugly girls, they got no choice and had to stick with u. Period.Originally posted by Tempest
That's all great and dandy but I think I'm going to stick with what works. This is exactly the same type of response I'd expect to hear from an AFC friend (or my MOM even). I think I'm going to stick with what WORKS for me. Although it hasn't worked for me to get a 2nd date this time, it HAS worked for me the past 10 times I've gone out on a date with the exact same attitude.
Oh, and one more thing: I DON'T CARE. Think about that.
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.