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.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Actually she lost me.Dwelling on something lost and out of your control will only kill you mentally which isnt good for your health whatsoever.
hck332 said:Actually she lost me.
I've been in a relationship with a girl who's been sleeping with other guys, and never admitted that, but I'm totally sure she did it (althought I dont have any evidence). I just do not trust any word that's coming out of her mouth.
I just need to forget that I'VE BEEN A STUPID AFC FOR BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH A SLVT.
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.
I would not recommend pain as an alternative to helping you forget about someone. Just get another HB's #,youll quickly forget about her.realsmoothie said:This is going to sound like the stupidest trick ever, BUT...
Five years ago I fell HARD for this girl, and it didn't happen. Actually drove me briefly into antidepressants.
Then I heard about this: take a rubber band, not too big, and put it around your wrist. Whenever you think about her, snap it, HARD.
Sound silly? Maybe. But after a few days I was like GOD DAMMIT THIS HURTS! GOTTA STOP!
hck332 said:I hate that girl.
We always had "problems", but I was so AFC that I prolonged that relationship just to get more sex from her, and I also thought I loved her.
NOW I realise the truth that she was a major hoe (just like all other women who **** before marriage), and keep recalling those moments when she could be cheating on me.
Although she would never confess, I just KNOW that she was ****ing a bunch of other guys, because I was a big *****.
How do I get over thet feeling of being a stupid manipuilated afc?