"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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friends at social gatherings

cNfny

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tonight i brought a girl i've been talking to for a friend's b-day little bash. two of my friends who also came along were monoplizing the conversations, diverting all attention on to themselves which at first i was laughing and being entertained like the rest. about 20 minutes into it, i just lost any and all urges to even blurt out a single word. it felt like i would have had to yell to even make a funny statement, and i didnt want to put in the effort of being loud to be heard. so i resorted to being quiet and aloof on the verbal aspect of the interactions pretty much 70% of the night.

my friends high energy made me feel bored and i probably reeked of it.
this tends to happen a lot to me whenever theres a crowd, where i feel id have to shout to be in everyone else's decibal range of noticability.

am i wrong for feeling like that? how does it affect the way a girl thinks towards you?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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Your not wrong for feeling that way. Feelings arent right or wrong. They just are.

It sounds like social settings arent your strong point for attracting women, that's all. Find a way to work around it.
 

cNfny

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any tips?

or do i avoid them at all costs?
 

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Are you worried about how you are being percieved by the group or just the girl?

If it's just the girl, maybe you could find a way to separate the two of you from the crowd and make yourself the center of attention. Just a guess.
 
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