"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.

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had a date but now idk

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yea so i talked to her like 2 mins ago and was askin if she wanted to go out wit me next weekend (only day i dont have to close at work) and she already said yea she wants 2 go out wit me. she says she is goin to a bull roast and it is on the same day im off (i didnt tell her i was off that day yet) so i talk to her a lil more make a few jokes and then i ask her wat it was for and this is wat she said
"idk my friend matt is takin me as his date and iv know about this for like a month or two" i want to ask her if she si goin out with a guy y did she say yes to me was it like a pitty date or somethin and i was liek well fine didnt wanna hang wit u that day neway lol.... her response "k" need as much input as possible i thinkin im fvcked
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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I can't decipher what you wrote... it sounds like she's going with a platonic friend... but I really can't read that gibberish.
 

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You have a full keyboard-use it properly. If she's had the date lined up for 2 months and is going out of"obligation"-you know keeping your word. Then I think she's a keeper. If she lined it up since you've been dating, I have questions.
 

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my bad dude i was venting so lemme re explain this. i knew her 2 years ago. we got really close and stuff like that. was goin to ask her out then she told me she sees me as a brother. stopped talkin for a while and we randomly started up again friday night. i asked her out sunday night and when i did she had signed off aim. texted her and she asked if i mean to dinner or something and i said yea y not. she said sure to goin to dinner wit me. i wanted to see wat she was doin next weekend it is the 1 time i have off... she said she was goin to a cook out thing with her friend matt as his date. im kinda pissed cuz she just said she will go out with me yesterday. idk im afraid she doesnt really wanna go out with me. im thinkin of sayin **** it and not talk to her in a nother 2 or so years if ever. the fact that she is goin on multiple dates so close tells me she isnt looking for anything serious and with her thats wat i would want a serious relationship. i dont want the 1 night stand. but like i siad, i just dont know wat to do im new to dating wich is pathetic.( im 18) i can try and play it kool and make it another night but then its not like im the only 1 she is seeing it then becomes a competition which i dont think i could compete lol. should i just say **** it?
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Hmm... in that case it sounds like she just wanted to catch up with you and not actually make it into a date. I'd consider looking elsewhere... You'll get way less resistance from a girl that understands it's a date off the bat.
 

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Also, girls often go on a lot of dates with a lot of different dudes because they're sifting through the crap to get to the diamond.

In other words, just because she's hanging out with another dude doesn't disqualify you from a serious relationship with her. You just have to be the most awesome ****ing dude she knows.
 
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