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.
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.
Yes it's the right link. It's just that the site no longer exists (gee I wonder why?).Originally posted by diablo
Anything Else...
By the way, http://www.girlproblems.com only shows a yellow background with "Enlarge your Penis 1-3 inches! Hot girls in thongs! Bikini Contest!" in large letters. Is that the right link?
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.
please try and rememberOriginally posted by rgeere
The forum is actually still around from another similar link, I forgot the address exactly.
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.
I post there...Originally posted by Teen Spirit
It goes by the name www.datingissues.com these days. Utter crap.
Trying to educate the AFC's are you? Good luck with that.Originally posted by AC/DC
I post there...![]()
Please....don't bring up bad memories.Originally posted by penkitten
the manhating sites are www.ihatemen.com and www.thebadgirlswirl.com if either still exsist
ewww you guys remember the bad swirl girls and the flame wars??
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.
sure it is , why notOriginally posted by Abbott
Please....don't bring up bad memories.
I once even registered a screenname at Bad Girl Swirl. I wonder if it's still good? Ah well...
Ben
Haha! Yeah. Some of those girls were actually pretty cool. I ended up meeting two of them in real life.Originally posted by penkitten
ewww you guys remember the bad swirl girls and the flame wars??
Because I haven't had an occasion to post there in a LONG time, because I think the site sucks? Note the "Ah well..."Originally posted by penkitten
sure it is , why not