You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
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.
while agree with you 100% this is some chick from POF who is sitting in his bed presumably on the first night they met each other... now I may be wrong with this and correct me if I am OP. but do you really think she is a keeper and would be so easily coerced into a random blokes bed to watch a movie? short answer NO. she was looking for the D.jlr12584 said:was this a first date? I personally think it is okay to hold off on a kiss until u get a second date. If she agrees to a second date, your chances of getting that kiss go way up without making yourself look like an ass.
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.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL ... most chicks these days would be like " oh well add it to the collection" haha sti's arent f**ken pokemon ok peopleskinnyguy said:well at least you didn't get herpes
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.
Jhcl4000 said:She laid in my bed next to me as we watched a movie on Netflix, but when I tried to kiss her she rejected it. Seriously...?
lol thats what women do in secret go to guys house for sex....lol thats life even married women do ituser name said:yeah i had a pof girl come to mine on the first 'date'. made the mistake of no booze AND i was working on call so was getting interrupted by calls all the time. a definitely passion killer. she had spent over two hours getting here so she must have been keen but to be honest all i could think about was 'who is this grown 30something woman who goes to a guy's house on the first date anyway?' i couldnt wait to be rid of her to be honest.