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.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Her: "When was the last time you got laid?"T-Mack said:How do you answer this question without sounding like a loser. I obviously haven't got laid in awhile.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
make eye contact with your smiley "you're up to something" look, and say " It's against my religion."T-Mack said:How do you answer this question without sounding like a loser. I obviously haven't got laid in awhile.
I like this one! Not exactly sure how well it would work though, since it's sort of admitting that you'll sleep with her if she wants you to.#41 said:Her: "When was the last time you got laid?"
You: "About 20 minutes from now."
I don't get this at all...Michele said:Pull a Zoolander on her!
Her: When's the last time you had sex?
You: Look, I think I know what this is about, and I'm complimented... but not interested.
Her: Blah blah
You: <Interrupt> I can't sleep with you OK? My head is killing me...
Her: Blah blah
You: <Interrupt> OK, if you just want to fool around or...
it's ****y, and its hilarious!
she'll get a laugh out of it... unlike the rest of these tight wad serious answers i see here.
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.
LOL That is priceless - you will no doubt get a laugh from that one, haha!btownbuck2012 said:just look at her with a sly grin and be like "0o0o0 so that's what you're thinking about."
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.