Gettin Shut Down On The Phone

"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.

jdollarthegreat

Don Juan

Dec 21, 2009

EBickford said:
well i got strong game in person, its when i text that kills me. like my c+f is just overkill, and/or it doesnt work over texting. so all the momentum i build up with chicks is somehow killed.

You answered ya own question bro, ya text game ain't good so don't text. Just call them up and don't say much just try to arrange a meeting since ya strength is in person. Texting is junk man, it used to be cool but I realized I was losing with it as well cause u give too much about yaself away and theres less mystery wit it.

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.