You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
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.
I don't need anything from her. But I'm going to make her work to make up for what she did because she deserves to be punished for it so she knows not to do it again, and also then I get something awesome out of it that I can choose. Win-win for me.also you don't need to make her do anything. you should always be in control of the frame such that you don't need anything from her. so if she ever asks you what you want her to do to make up for it, just brush it off with something like "ill take a raincheck, i dont need anything from you now" or "just dont do that again."
She posted it 20-30 minutes before calling me, therefore this argument doesn't make sense. If she was going to try to get a rise out of me then she would have had to wait a reasonable amount of time for me to read it. She was genuinely sorry as evidenced by how she talked to me over the phone and to the extent of her apology and her willingness to make up for it. I know she will follow through because I know her apology was genuine, and even if she doesn't then I'll just kick her to the curb.How does that not mean the post wasn't about you? She tried calling you -- didn't work -- she tried passive/aggressive -- didn't work -- So she became waif girl and apologized offering you the world. You handled it well, but don't be surprised if she a. doesn't follow through or b. once she 'apologizes' she seems not quite so 'any thing for you' girl. I think b.
This all happened last night. She called me today after she got home from her parents' for mother's day.did she just call you one day out of the blue, realizing exactly what you were pissed about?
Yeah, you can disregard that post. I wrote that before I saw your post that said you had already banged her. Details like that really change the context.JLay87 said:Maybe you're right, I haven't actually taken her on a date or anything like that, but still that doesn't justify something like this.
And seriously dude, after she disrespects me so blatantly you want me to take her on a date???
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.
Heh heh. "Watch my tampons and birth control pills son."Johnnyventana said:Ultimate diss: "Watch my purse." (And do so while I mack some random)
My response: Eat my Arse!