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.
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.
Yes… Whether she actually does or not, she will always use the L word first.I thought women always said it first.
You're telling me there are men out there that are so desperate they would say that first?
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.
If a man is by my side, loyal thru thick and thin, good and bad, joy, sorrow, anger, that's when you know it's love.Who cares. It means nothing.
Sounds like a Hallmark card.First signs she loves you:
1) She says "I'm in love" to her friends.
2) Her friends tell her "You're in love" (You won't be informed until months later).
3) She writes "I love your (something)" in a text. Example "I love your eyes".
4) She says "I love your (something)" in person. Example "I love your tie".
5) She tells you how good it feels when you hold her.
6) She makes love with you.
7) She writes "I like you a lot" in a text.
8) She says "I like you a lot" in person.
9) She says "I like you a LOT" several times one drunken night.
10) She casually says "I love you" in person.
11) She promises she will love you until the end of time (without your asking).
Note: none of this really means she loves you but it means she thinks she does during those particular moments. Don't think this means anything other than that. You must reseduce her every time.
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.
I didn't say it was forever, but having them love you just for that night is still great.People forget the idea of marriage was created by kings to keep one man with one woman. And it was ordained by the church, not "God." Infatuation surely exists. But love that lasts a lifetime? That's a Disney fairy tale.
This forum is absolutely about getting the women you love to say "I love you". How can any "Don Juan" deny this?Is this what this forum has come to? Getting a girl to say "I love you"?
Good grief Charlie Brown.
I agree with bigneil on this. This forum is centered around being the best man you can be which mesns having a functional sex/relationship life as well.Is this what this forum has come to? Getting a girl to say "I love you"?
Good grief Charlie Brown.
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.
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.