"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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General Guidance / PoV

kingfisher

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Hello,
Been lurking here on&off and thought i'd ask for outside opinions since its hard to be objective on your own
Even if this sees 0 replies letting this go off my mind is still a win.

I'm 28.5 (M), been trying to build my business in e-commerce / finance industry for 4-5 years but no breakthrough as of yet.
I worked in a local hedge fund as an analyst but came into the realization that i need an MBA so i began my first year out of 3 on oct 2023.

One of the reasons i began this pursuit (beside this being a safe net) was to meet people and be more social, since being an entrepreneur in ecommerce is "work from home" = not much social interactions.

Where i come from, its common to begin the degree at the age 22-23+, yet it is a weird feeling to be 28.5 y/o with an actual work resume doing this all over with students that work in casual jobs and do student stuff, which is okay since its the right age to do it,
But the general consensus for a 28.5 y/o to be in a different or more advanced stage than that.


The reality of this past year was that i added this ****load of studying to do, while still in my home not socializing with the people in my degree and trying to build my business with what feels like little to no change.

I'm not in debt but I spend a lot of cash to make this work, unnecessarily. it's useless because the gravity pull of my bad habits bring me back to whatever result i've had thus far.
I fail to be consistent and take responsibility for my health, and i cant remember one thing i started and actually finished.

In the social aspect, well. I do have friends outside college and my overall body count is like 15-16+
At this point in not even sure if its reality or in my mind but I can't picture a non-materialistic woman so I don't even try to move things to a date, since i still don't have much room to breathe financially.
The last 'body' was like 2 years ago, just for reference.

How do i un**** myself?
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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