"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.
Girl has problems at home
- Thread starter gymshorts
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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
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.
I wonder why nobody has responded to you yet.Doesnt matter I will be happy to be the first.gymshorts said:
1.At the begining be nice and calm,all that girls one is security,PROVIDE IT!
2.If you can,try to cheer her up,try to tell her she is over these problems and she can get over them.
3.Don't go against her parents' words,I mean don't do anything they wont like. You want (I suppose) to give her the best.Don't try to confront her with her parents(if you want to extinguish fire , you use water,but not burn all the woods)
4.If the situation is not getting better leave her.It is rude but it will be the best thing for you.IF you fail to make the things better juet leave them to get worse and worse,,, but out of your sight
I hope mu post is not very obscure.
Docs
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Be careful though, it's a Red Flag for her to have home problems, because they transfer into Depression and Attitude Changes.
As for her talking to you about it, take a listen, but don't tell her what to do, listen and move onto something completely unrelated...preferably towards interest raising crap.
shes kinda wierd and i can tell that she doesnt really know what she wants... i think its best to let her be for now, but the only thing is that she keeps on flirting with me and idk what to do. Ive asked her out twice and both times she said yes and both times she flaked and yet the next day in class shell be rubbing her damn leg up against mine and giving me every look possible. I just dont get it
"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.
Docs
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I'll pick you up.
Docs
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A date can be anything.
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.