"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.

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How much texting the correct amount

John9999

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okay,,, this is early stages of relationship. Texting and talking to her every day. But, wonder if it is too much. My basic play is that I will say good morning and see if she wants to talk. Then thru the day I will text her like one or 2 times... but if she calls me or texts first then I engage.

It's like I know the guy has to pursue to some extent, but I do not want to come on so strong that I push her away.

advice??
 

"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.

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John9999

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Oops. Forgot to say. Right now this is a long distance relationship until she moved back to Los Angeles. So phone calls and texting is all we have right now
 

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Yup. I think you’re right. She has nothing to bring her back to Los Angeles right now. No job and no place to live. I guess we can smash and hang out when she’s here.
 

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Get rid of all these feminine traits like texting novels of lovey dovey feelings and imbue urself with masculine traits.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

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A LDR is never worth even attempting unless you have been together for some time. They are extremely difficult even in that situation. If you are attempting this right out of the gate I would imagine the failure rate is close to 100%.

As far as the texting, I would immediately stop sending a "good morning" text now and let her initiate the contact each and every day. This is based on you saying you are in the "early" stages. If things continue to go well for a number of weeks you can sometimes reach out but I would still keep it to a minimum. Also, limit texting in general. It has been proven to completely sap the energy (read: sexual energy) out of many a relationship.
 

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Yup. I think you’re right. She has nothing to bring her back to Los Angeles right now. No job and no place to live. I guess we can smash and hang out when she’s here.

see we told you before and I will repeat forget the relationship and go have fun, and by that not only with woman go have fun with friends too.

plus just read waht you even write, she have no reason to come, so you yourself belive you are not reason to even she wanting to come, this thing is wrong in several lvls
 

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I agree and have taken action.... signed up for 2 singles events local,,, that guarantees face to face. Hitting up different women, if they do not want to meet no-big-deal.
 

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Please stop making threads
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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ok,,, thankyou from the Forum Police, so says the guy with over 4,600 messages..... geez
You’re making a thread about every issue you come up against. Stop asking us to hold your hand and start making your own decisions. Advice is one thing, but constantly asking for our opinion leads me believe you’re severely lacking in personal integrity and confidence in yourself, like a kid that looks back at his mom to see if what he’s about to do is safe.

Your problem is not the texting, or the relationships, or parties or any of that. Your problem right now is that you’re looking for validation from these women, and us.
 

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Its good to make her wait a bit in my opinion.
 
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