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.
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.
What's with all of these "love" threads?Anargyros said:I wish I could love myself as I'm capable of loving someone else.
And for the non-natural alphas here, it should have been a process of learning
Can you share some advice?
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
That's some depressing stuff. I'll take the blue pill on this one. Because yeah, saying "I love you" is useless, but actually loving someone with ACTIONS.. well, I'd appreciate that, maybe some women does as wellFrayzer said:You cannot "love" someone else in a relationship context. It does not work. How you maintain your frame and the amount of game you have will ALWAYS determine her interest. Not a couple of meaningless words. The second you stop doing what's attractive to her, then she and her "love" for you will be gone. This was probably the biggest realization that I had when I came to this site.
Think of your confidence as a compilation of your previous beliefs, actions, attitudes, and behaviors. Whenever you change this there will still be left over momentum from the previous behaviors that will carry over for some time. Sort of like a rock rolling down a hill that isn't being pushed by anyone but is slowly using up the rest of its energy before it comes to a stop. So what do I mean by this?Anargyros said:I wish I could love myself as I'm capable of loving someone else.
And for the non-natural alphas here, it should have been a process of learning
Can you share some advice?