"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
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.
How do you respond to a girl openly stating "I like attention and compliments"
- Thread starter Reckoning
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"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
old married dude
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TarantulaHawk
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Let's go somewhere private where we can show each other things that like attention and compliments.Reckoning said:
Thorninmyside
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"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Zapp Brannigan
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Only the typical spoiled, narcissistic, attention wh0re modern women would utter such garbage. They don't deserve your attention and time.
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
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.
BrainDamage92
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The problem is if she percieves guys who treat her nice just so they can get inside her pants as "friends" who like her for her great "personality". This is used by girls who need a self esteem boost, they are incompetent and have very little to offer to society, which is where their low self evaluation sprung from, and since they are nothing but their looks, they use this in a twisted way, lying even to themselves that guys like them for the great person they are
which is OK, its a free world, whatever floats her boat.In the end, its just a temporary boost for her, since deep down inside she realises she is useless, so in the long run these girls are losers, and will never be happy :}
So again, this is not a bad thing, who doesnt like compliments? Question is, is she real, or deluding herself?
SmooveMooves
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Dgwizdal
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dutchmaster
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"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.
VladPatton
Master Don Juan
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"So does my dog!"
From there on, give minimal attention and eye contact. At pro level, statements like that will turn you off instantly.