"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Getting the date set

Konada

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Occasionally I encounter the flaky bs and wonder how I can play this out, these girls are from tinder

<After exchanging 2 messages>
Me: I'm not much into the back and forth texting or pen-pal thing. I'd like to meet you for a coffee one night this week and get to know each other better. Let me know if that sounds good to you. =)

HB: HAHAHA that sounds lovely! :)
Me: Perfect, what nights are you free this week?
HB: Sorry I fell asleep! I'm not sure my schedule is in a mess right now :/ (It was pretty late at night)

Pretty sure walking away won't help when her investment is so low and its tinder where the bigger better deal is just a next swipe away.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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Occasionally I encounter the flaky bs and wonder how I can play this out, these girls are from tinder

<After exchanging 2 messages>
Me: I'm not much into the back and forth texting or pen-pal thing. I'd like to meet you for a coffee one night this week and get to know each other better. Let me know if that sounds good to you. =)

HB: HAHAHA that sounds lovely! :)
Me: Perfect, what nights are you free this week?
HB: Sorry I fell asleep! I'm not sure my schedule is in a mess right now :/ (It was pretty late at night)

Pretty sure walking away won't help when her investment is so low and its tinder where the bigger better deal is just a next swipe away.
Chasing won't help either.

Tell her to let you know when she's free to get together and wait.

But don't wait. Find other women.
 

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When she stated "sounds lovely," you go with:

Sounds like a plan Missy (or Sounds good). Give me your number and I will text/call you to make arrangements =) Konada
Hard to recover. Try:

How dare you fall asleep on me! =) I'm not on here much, so let's take our convo offline. Give me your number and I will text/call you sometime. Konada
If no reciprocation, it's too great an investment. On to the next one.
 

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Well she made my job easy for me, went to dance practice and she unmatched me when I didn't reply for a few hours.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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