"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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How to respond to this flake

jay07

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1. Invited her on a trip this weekend last saturday.
2. She was very excited, said of course. Startex blowing me up all week.
3. Invited me out two times this week in which we met up for a few drinks.
4. Yesterday she acts distant, knew shed flake.
5. Today she tells me she cant go cause she has something else goin on saturday.

Havnt reaponded to her yet. Me and her have history, i needed a date so i asked her. Im upset she only gave me a days notice considering i could have asked someone else, my fault for not having a plan b. I will not be attending this trip now as my boys are bringing their girls, but i was wondering how to respond.

Was thinki g about either ignoring the text; or waiting a few hours and responding with "ok".

I would like for her to be a bootycall option in the future but if i have to cut ties for good to keep my pride then its w.e. what would you guys do.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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skinnyguy

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you're about to get 20+ responses about how you should go "no contact"
 

jay07

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No contact to the flake text is an option i considered but if she texts me later wanting to bang it out im gonna respond. I want her to be around as an option so thats where my curiosity cimes in. To respond or not to respond..

Were fwb but it aggravated me she waited a day before to tell me, even though i seen it coming last night
 

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Here's a great thing to learn from this: realize how little control you actually have.

She knows how much she likes you. If she wants to reach out, she can.

You will NOT succeed at creating interest where none is, you will NOT succeed at fanning flames of desire by strange withdrawal moves. That is an ILLUSION.

What you do now doesn't even really matter. Her internal desire is going to determine the future of your relationship and there's nothing you can do about it.

How's that for male empowerment? lol. Sorry man. Im just trying to represent what I think is truth. Guys spin their wheels when their actual ability to influence things is just so pitifully small.
 

jay07

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I disagree. I can text her back "YOU STUPID SLVT!" and ill look like a desperate idiot. I can text her back "hey no problem its totally okay i understand!" And shell walk take me as a beta she can walk over. I can respond "k" and shell see im pissed off and it could go a few ways.

This is a chick ive known for a while. I want to get the point across she wasted my time and ruined my trip, without having to demonstrate it.
 

"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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jay07

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Why what? She disrespected me in the fact she had a week to flake and she waited til the last minute. I can find other things to do but next time i have the opportunity to lay her ill take it out in bed.
 

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jay07 said:
I want to get the point across she wasted my time and ruined my trip, without having to demonstrate it.
Why this
 

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Respond with indifference. Find a new one. If she comes around, try to **** her. Otherwise don't waste your time, it should be more valuable than that.
 

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Cause there was no apology in her flake. "oh i have this to do saturday i have to be there".

No apology. She proby dont care, and the fact weve been texting all week probably gave her ego a little boost she wanted. I want to pull that rug from right out under her. After 3 hours though i think im just gonna ignore it.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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The only time you respond to a flake is when they counter-offer. When that happens, there's a higher chance that her excuse is legitimate. No counter-offer = no interest.
 

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Desdinova said:
The only time you respond to a flake is when they counter-offer. When that happens, there's a higher chance that her excuse is legitimate. No counter-offer = no interest.
This

Although girls are catching on

"Hey I'm not feeling well today can we hang out another day"
Would you consider that a counter-offer dez, even though there is no time or place

:nervous:
 

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Drop her ass. Your princess is in another castle.

Case closed. Get out of my court.
 

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Solomon said:
This

Although girls are catching on



Would you consider that a counter-offer dez, even though there is no time or place

:nervous:
It doesn't hurt to pursue it. I've had women use that on me and then successfully meet up on the second attempt. I think some women get "cold feet" when it comes to a first date, but then go for it.

If she cancels the second attempt, then she should be dropped.
 

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I don't always drop flakes immediately. I've gotten some good sex from flakes.

What you should do now is raise the stakes. This means work LESS and make her work more.

No more "dates" from now on. She needs to come directly to your apartment/house or you cut her loose. Those are the terms you should follow now.

Next night you're free and have no plates to f*ck send her a text like:

YOU: Hey, free tonight?

If she says yes say:

YOU: Great. Come to my place for a movie.

If she rejects this offer THEN go NC. :up:
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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jay07

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Yea i aint gonna respond. Just weird she was all about it til last night. Caught me off guard. Oh well lol
 
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