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.
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.
Why are you still having problems with this?de-pedestalize a chick? any scale, any type, I know no one is perfect, I don't see chicks as that, but it has been a struggle for me.
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.
Becuase before computers, geeks like you didn't sit all day playing warcraft or second life all day and watching porn to fulfill their horniness, they HAD to be social in order not to die from boredom.ItsOnNow said:Oh yes, insecurity is still a big problem for me. I am lacking some serious self confidence, that has been a big problem for me. I haven't even begun. I mean, the post on mall cold approaching, seeing myself do that seems tough. I mean, I need to learn how to do it without coming off as creepy, which is what I want to avoid. I basically cold approach people all day at my job, so you would think it would come natrually. I have been reading the materials on this site, and I seem to be lacking self confidence/esteem, charm, ****yness, I am not often a ****y person. One thing I have been asking is why do we even need this whole process? I mean, what happened in soceity to where we have this neg,tease,disqualify,ignore, etc? What ever happened to just dating and stuff? I really don't go out that often, and don't have much of a social life, which has been a problem as well.
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.
Chances of what? getting laid? lmao. you're kidding right?ItsOnNow said:Well, that's it, I keep reading all this, and haven't really absorbed it in. I am clueless to alot. This is what's killed me, not having learned it all as everyone else did. I mean, If I go solo, does that hurt my chances more?
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.
Everything with value in life is hard to get.ItsOnNow said:Inner game,disinterested,kino, all seems idk, hard. I mean, doesn't that only work if she already likes you, and you have to be a challenge and all that? As for "seeing myself as the prize", I am a rather modest person. Could that be affecting me? I don't have this strong sense of self worth and value as you say.
I want to read your FR. Do an approach. Make it happen. You got only 1 life to live. DONT WASTE IT.ItsOnNow said:Inner game,disinterested,kino, all seems idk, hard. I mean, doesn't that only work if she already likes you, and you have to be a challenge and all that? As for "seeing myself as the prize", I am a rather modest person. Could that be affecting me? I don't have this strong sense of self worth and value as you say.
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.