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.
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.
Sit down write your goals down and stick to it. Getting a mentor or friend who has the same issues to fix is helpful for moral support. After a month if you're still not going anywhere do yourself a favor and enter rehab. Obviously you aren't capable of changing yourself and need external help.bud_2005 said:I feel depressed and worthless and I have developed 3 addictions: alcohol, chewing tobacco, and porn. What are some ways I can turn my life around?
Find less detrimental vices to replace them.bud_2005 said:I feel depressed and worthless and I have developed 3 addictions: alcohol, chewing tobacco, and porn. What are some ways I can turn my life around?
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.
only drink warm beer.bud_2005 said:I feel depressed and worthless and I have developed 3 addictions: alcohol, chewing tobacco, and porn. What are some ways I can turn my life around?
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.