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.
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.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Now thats a very good point.Francisco d'Anconia said:They're all the same height when they're on their back. It's pretty much the same if they are on their knees or on all fours.![]()
Short, skinny, a little shapely... and good and stacked (top and bottom)... had one girlfriend a while back to those specs and damn I miss her... her body anyway (~5'2", 105 lbs). Most of the girls I've dated have been around my height or shorter (5'9") of varying sizes... but none really to my absolute preference.Passion said:how talllllll
Actually, I've found that if the height gap is maybe 8" or more, then doggystyle is more awkward because they are noticeably lower than you.Francisco d'Anconia said:They're all the same height when they're on their back. It's pretty much the same if they are on their knees or on all fours.![]()
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 is exactly the type of girls I like the most, 5'2" and 105 lbs. Not a lot of them around though. I prefer shorter girls because they make me feel "bigger".Archaxis said:Short, skinny, a little shapely... and good and stacked (top and bottom)... had one girlfriend a while back to those specs and damn I miss her... her body anyway (~5'2", 105 lbs). Most of the girls I've dated have been around my height or shorter (5'9") of varying sizes... but none really to my absolute preference.![]()
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.
Does this have anything to do with midgets?wayword said:Actually, I've found that if the height gap is maybe 8" or more, then doggystyle is more awkward because they are noticeably lower than you.
I'm with you on that one. I'm seeing this one woman who always wears heels all of the time. They aren't stilettos but it's still all good. I'm so glad she's not into flip-flops.MightyMate said:I like small sexy *****es on high heeled shoes
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.