Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
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 was just wondering what most guys think when they see this. I tried talking to a some girls this week and I got rejected every time.Warrior74 said:
Okay, I'll bite. I don't think about the dude at all. All I usually think is, damn, I'd like to hit that. Hope ole boy didn't see me eyeing up his girl. In fact, I saw two at the pool hall last night with average guys, and thats exactly what went through my mind.nismo-4 said:
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.
I would hope you're not thinking about the dude at all. LOL. But if he sees you, you can find out if he's a man or a boy. He may be insecure or running on a stroke of luck or the love gods are just smiling down on him. Who knows?Warrior74 said: