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.
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.
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.
so ifOriginally posted by aftershock
(Also, if you say that gas is insane in the US, try the UK prices, 90p a litre. Theres almost two dollars to a pound last time I looked, and 4.5 litres in a gallon. Do the maths yourself...)
Originally posted by aftershock
(Also, if you say that gas is insane in the US, try the UK prices, 90p a litre. Theres almost two dollars to a pound last time I looked, and 4.5 litres in a gallon. Do the maths yourself...) [/B]
thanks that makes more sense.....but holy **** that is still so ****ing crazy..... i get $2.30/gal at the mostOriginally posted by brenbaus
Here is the correct way to do that:
0.90 GBP = 1.59 USD
So, 1 litre is $1.59, and therefore 1 gallon is $7.155
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.