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.
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.
that's the second component of AA, the first one being the fear of rejection (and ridicule) from the girl. I think this one takes even longer to get over, as most humans have an innate fear of ridicule when in a social setting.Fly By Night said:The fact is that my AA isn't actually being afraid of talking to the girl, but of what the other 2 people might be like if I approached her. I guess I am scared of being ridiculed if I fail.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
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.
Yep, pretty much true 90% of the time. I have had a lass in my bed where we were about to get down to it and she stopped at the last second and said she doesn't want to be used and wants a boyfriend. We never had sex and it's safe to say I've never seen her since.Greasy Pig said:The best advice I ever received was from an older mate of mine.
After me complaining again about getting a girl into bed and not fvcking her (too much of a nice guy to make a move), he said: "If a girl is at your home, she is there for a reason, so you MUST make a move on her. If a girl is in your bed, she wants to fvck. There is no other reason she is there and you have every right to get your hands on her."
From that day onwards, I can honestly say I've never chickened out in those circumstances again. This dude was spot on.
If she comes to your nest, she is fully expecting you to make a move. So just do it.
if ever you are in that situation again, appease her, its common to have this kind of last minute resistance (LMR), you kiss a bit, take it slow, reassure her that she isnt a $lut, tell her ..."this is just between us two and the world can go to hell" then go for it againMM92 said:Yep, pretty much true 90% of the time. I have had a lass in my bed where we were about to get down to it and she stopped at the last second and said she doesn't want to be used and wants a boyfriend. We never had sex and it's safe to say I've never seen her since.
Maybe I should have agreed to be her boyfriend until after the deed but at the time I was too "nice".
MM92 said:Yep, pretty much true 90% of the time. I have had a lass in my bed where we were about to get down to it and she stopped at the last second and said she doesn't want to be used and wants a boyfriend. We never had sex and it's safe to say I've never seen her since.
Maybe I should have agreed to be her boyfriend until after the deed but at the time I was too "nice".
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
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.