"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.

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golf299

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NOTHING! as many people here are so thoughtfully explained...here's there proof in the pudding: a girl i know just gave her number to 2 different guys in the past couple days and she promptly explained that "i would never, ever date either one of them, but i gave them my number". she was making fun of the one dude b/c he was stuttering and sh*t when he was going for the # close...

that is messed up, but that's what happened, and i believe that is what happens more often than we like to imagine.
 

"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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stevey_2000

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myself when approaching you like to feel the sense of both people (me and the b*tch) have a decent conversation going, there are plenty of eye contact and a bit of KINO going before you ask for her number,

initiative takes over when deciding if you think the two of you are compatable to take things further...
 

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Girls hate rejecting guys directly...This is also why girls will make up endless excuses ("Um, I need to help my mom clean carpets") instead of flatly rejecting you for a date...Or why they tell guys "Let's just be friends" even if they have no interest in being friends.
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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The phone number is usually a waste of time until after you gone out with a woman and she gains a high IL. If her IL isn't high enough, her number isn't worth the paper it's written on.
 
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