Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Just leave it alone, forget about her. Baltic Republic?Originally posted by insomniac
What's a good response?
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.
Just leave it alone, forget about her. Baltic Republic?Originally posted by insomniac
What's a good response?
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.
Lithuania...Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
Just leave it alone, forget about her. Baltic Republic?
Obviously there is something fishy since she stopped responding and then suddenly told you abou tthe accident.Originally posted by insomniac
a week after I last wrote to her, she responds saying she was in a car accident. Her whole e-mail was describing the accident, and she even attached pictures of her totaled car (looked authentic and pretty bad).
Don't really know how to respond. I figured after three days when she didin't respond that she had flaked, and so I stopped caring.
What's a good response?
All of this for a chick in the Baltics... Does this not seem like a waste of time to anyone other than me?Originally posted by insomniac
Lithuania...
Even in the "forget about her" situations I like to try something for purely the learning experience. Believe me, I've sabotaged a lot of opportunities for the sake of knowledge.
OK, I know some women are "nice enough" that they'll go out of their way to give you an excuse that will relieve all guilt from their conscience. But let's just for the hell of it say that this isn't one of those, even though it probably is. If it were, then any response is equally pointless. The way I see it...no response equals nothing. Any response equals nothing or 1 out of a 100 something. Why not spend 1 minute composing a short response?
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
I am not sure what you are trying to say...look:Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
All of this for a chick in the Baltics... Does this not seem like a waste of time to anyone other than me?
I got that she is _here_, working on her degree and she is not somewhere in the Baltics.Originally posted by insomniac
She's from a Baltic republic, mid twenities, working on a graduate degree here the last few years, and seemed to be on the "nice girl" side of the specturm.
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.
No, no. She's been living here less than two miles away the past five years. I agree it'd be a waste of time if otherwise.Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
All of this for a chick in the Baltics... Does this not seem like a waste of time to anyone other than me?
Got'cha. Onward and upward.Originally posted by insomniac
No, no. She's been living here less than two miles away the past five years. I agree it'd be a waste of time if otherwise.
I sent a pithy two sentence reply. Took less than five minutes. That's the end of my effort and thoughts about it.
Originally posted by insomniac
Ok, another match question.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Look who's back...Lithuanian girl...Originally posted by insomniac
No, no. She's been living here less than two miles away the past five years. I agree it'd be a waste of time if otherwise.
I sent a pithy two sentence reply. Took less than five minutes. That's the end of my effort and thoughts about it.
No one gave any responses as how to reply.Originally posted by insomniac
Look who's back...Lithuanian girl...
"How have things been with you? Did you go on your trip to Europe? I just thought I would drop you a line to see if you wanted to talk more.
Well, I am school-free now, however, I feel that I might be going back to school at some point in my life again. I had my brother from back home visiting me here couple weeks ago and we had a great trip to Bryce and Grand Canyons. It felt great there! I am back to wanting to enjoy life and meeting people"
We talked online two months ago but never met, and I'm suspecting she started seeing someone at the time and that's why she didn't respond. It seems that didn't work out, and I'm the backup.
I'm treating this as an experiment, as she's at the bottom of my list and I could care less. What would be the best response?
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.