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.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
That has been my experience over and over again. It seems that girls who are taken, don't have their guard up. They believe that they think that are unavailable to men so they don't worry about coming across as interested.Mike32ct said:Chicks who are taken are usually more friendly than single ones.
Yup, and even if a girl is single, just because she reciprocates and engages you in conversation, actually talks back to you, makes an effort in conversation on her part, does not guarantee she is interested in dating you or sleeping with you, she could just be being polite and friendly, this is something that is still very difficult for me, being able to distinguish between if a girl is just being nice and friendly, polite or is actually interestedBible_Belt said:If they're single and nice to you, then they can be accused of leading you on and being a tease when they later reject you. But they know it won't come to that if they have a bf. They'll just act like you got the wrong idea, and it's your fault.
Another thing I hate too is how girls expect guys to keep the conversation alive, and yet many people say a conversation is supposed to be a 2-way streetBible_Belt said:this is something that is still very difficult for me, being able to distinguish between if a girl is just being nice and friendly, polite or is actually interested
It's not just you. That is one of the hardest things about dealing with women. I don't know that there is one correct answer to the question. I can say that if you can manage to project an image that is sexual, without being sleazy, desperate, or lecherous, then at least the girl gets the idea very quickly. Guys who get laid talk to girls because they want to fvck them. When she figures out that's you, she won't want to waste your time and be called a tease later. If she doesn't like you, then she'll either immediately mention a boyfriend, or literally run away. I remember once being impressed at how fast a girl was moving across a parking lot in high heels just to avoid meHell, that's better than wasting my time.
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.
I think you summarized the issue very well. I would have said the same myself.Dadude548 said:That has been my experience over and over again. It seems that girls who are taken, don't have their guard up. They believe that they think that are unavailable to men so they don't worry about coming across as interested.
Absolutely.Espi said:Married/"taken" women are often EXTREMELY jealous and insecure and will sometimes do what it takes to "prove their worth" by hitting on other men.
It's the typical female mindset, IMO: "I can have my cake and eat it too." Every MILF soccer mom out there wants to prove that she's still fvuckable. It's not enough to have a rich hubbie, etc. They get away with it, too, because American society CELEBRATES women being all things to everybody.
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.
The part about lone Wolf is what I hate, despise, loathe so much, on how us guys are supposed to be so god damn independentbigneil said:When a girl refers to having a boyfriend it can mean many things. Remember, a woman is supposed to have a man in her life or she is considered less of a woman. A man meanwhile can be a lone wolf and not be considered less of a man.
Here are 3 examples of a woman telling you she has someone in her life, each with different meanings.
1) Me: "Are you single?"
Her: "Well, I'm seeing someone, but I'm not married... so we can get together".
Summary: In this case, she's both being honest that she has someone and also revealing that she is indeed interested. When you walk right up to the most gorgeous woman in the room, this is about best case scenario. So this is a good situation.
2) Me: "Are you single?"
Her: "No, I'm not single.... I do have a boyfriend, but we can still hang out. I'll give you my number.".
Summary: She didn't want me to drop out of her life due to her situation (she's not living with him). I usually use this as an excuse to hit on other hot women in front of them, or to tell them explicit stories about the other women I'm dating. This keeps their interest. But it's bad when they actually use the word boyfriend explicitly. This is just an ok situation.
3) Me: "I'll have a beer".
Her: "My boyfriend likes pizza".
Summary: When a girl randomly uses the word boyfriend, unprovoked, she is usually ruling you out. This is a bad situation.
So you have to address each case separately, but as a general rule, the more they like you, the more single they are.
yup, many people say it's a common struggle for many guys to tell the difference if a girl is just being nice and friendly or is actually interested in youMrNiceGuy23 said:It depends on the situation and the girl. So many things can be interpreted as showing interest but they're really just meant to come off as friendly. Some girls are more handsy than others so they might touch you more often in conversation even if they are not interested in you. A lot of guys think just because a girl is speaking to them and carrying the conversation on it means she wants to **** when she could just be a friendly person. A lot of guys, particularly AFCs, are desperate for any sort of attention that they read way into a scenario:
AFC: "Hey, you having fun tonight?"
Girl: "Yeah I've never been here before, it's cool."
AFC: "Yeah...anyways you're cute."
Girl: "Thanks."
AFC then tries to close, gets rejected because she has a boyfriend, and complains on SS that she lead him on.