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.
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.
Yeah man that b1tch was crazy. The 1st story was beleivable... "I got in a wreck on the way, etc.. Called me etc. But man...when she broke out with the "my ex boyfriend just showed up... I'll call you back...then calls back a few hours late saying "i can't come..he cut me with a knife..." I was like..uh yeah right. Later.Originally posted by Mr. Delicious
Thanks for the story scorch about your friend who got stood up and one of the reasons was that her ex boyfriend stabbed her :crackup: That made me feel better about this situation. haha
No!Originally posted by Inc. ©
You don't have to give up on this chick. I mean you can still talk with her on the phone. Try to bang her I say. Just call her up when you're bored or something. That's what I'll do sometimes...just call up flaky chicks when I'm really bored and see if they're up for anything. Make her come to you of course.
I agree. The best thing to do is leave this girl alone. She is obviously confused. The only exception is that if the girl comes over to his house through her own efforts just for sex.Originally posted by Mazeman11
No!
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.
I didn't figured it out from what you said you did. I figured it out from the way you write. If your AFCness shows in your writing, then I bet it also shows in the way you talk and act.Originally posted by Mr. Delicious
I know, I have been acting AFC with this one. Usually I dont. Usually if i get stood up one time then i am done.