"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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How to tell her if you are busy ?

CrazyDude93

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I've been on 3 dates with this girl, . we had really good time together. The problem is: I'm very busy and can't meet her for the next 1 month. I'm not so sure that she's that into me. between the dates (1 date per week) we didn't call or send messages to each other. though everything SEEMED great last 3 dates . Now I'm thinking of calling her and tell her that I've been busy and can't see her for a while. I really like this girl and I don't want her to think that I give her BS reasons for not meeting her. SO.. any tips ?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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backseatjuan

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If you don’t meet and keep up communication alas play low IL game she will think you have low interest in her and her IL will drop. You telling her you busy.... I don’t know why would she listen if she has average less that 80% IL in you.
 

CrazyDude93

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If you don’t meet and keep up communication alas play low IL game she will think you have low interest in her and her IL will drop. You telling her you busy.... I don’t know why would she listen if she has average less that 80% IL in you.
I haven't said anything yet. Just wanna let her know that I've been busy and I really am.
 

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Tell her u busy for a month a set up a date for when your free. She will either say yes or anything else is a no. If she says yes, she will either show up or flake.

Don´t overthink it. If she says yes and then cancels, she should be the one to counteroffer.
 

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Tell her u busy for a month a set up a date for when your free. She will either say yes or anything else is a no. If she says yes, she will either show up or flake.

Don´t overthink it. If she says yes and then cancels, she should be the one to counteroffer.
Setting up a date that far out is super risky. No one will think they were serious when offered that unless the guy is on a boat at sea.
 

"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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