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.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
any of what?Maxtro said:and it's a couple of years since I had any.
Sex with somebody doing it for money. I haven't been with a real woman yet. I'm still a virgin*runner83 said:any of what?
S!x with a real woman who is attracted to you, or someone who is only doing it for money?
I only pay for it once every couple of years. Of course in between escorts I try to sleep with real girls but there's a variety of reasons why it doesn't happen.Physically there is nothing wrong with it (as along as your wiener doesn't fall off) but it will do tremendous harm to your mental well being.
Instead of being a man, going out and getting what you want, you cave in like a coward and buy it.
Woah, that's extreme. How did it get that bad?spider_007 said:wouldn't recomend it.
for me it turned into an addiction that drove me 40k in debth....
i've spent more then 100k in my life time on being a trick....
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.
-It was easy - easier then dealing with the real issues...Maxtro said:Woah, that's extreme. How did it get that bad?
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.
runner83 said:any of what?
S!x with a real woman who is attracted to you, or someone who is only doing it for money?
Physically there is nothing wrong with it (as along as your wiener doesn't fall off) but it will do tremendous harm to your mental well being.
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.