"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 will I get my shoes exchanged HEEELP!

Kev07

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ok i bought a pair of shoes the other day at journeys.

that place is ****ing dim as hell i couldn't see **** when i was looking at the shoes but when i got home i noticed this nice stain on the most noticeable part of the shoe wow.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/Keve07/IMG00078.jpg


ok i've already taken a walk around in the shoes (shoot me) so i decided hey what the hell, lets try to clean it. (yes i'm sure the stain was there when i bought it, i remotely remember something catching my eye as i took it outa the box) well cleaning didn't work too well -_-

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/Keve07/IMG00081.jpg

YES IT IS DRY.

WHAT WILL I DO?!?!!?:box: :box: :box:
 

"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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This is normal for cloth/suede shoes - you made it worse!!! Just put more chemicals on them and they wiil be totally marked!!!!
 

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1-Go back to the store with the shoes & the sales slip.

2-Hold out the sales slip and say: "I'm not happy with these shoes. I want to return them."

3-Clerk says: Hey what about this spot?"

4-You say: That was from PLAIN WATER! The dye faded almost instantly! The quality on these shoes are horrible! I think it must be a manufacture's defect. You should get your money back from them!"

5-The clerk says: "Ummm, yeah. Here's your money."

6- You say "THANK YOU!" and procede to have a nice day:)
 

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WaterTiger said:
1-Got back to the store with the shoes & the sales slip.

2-Hold out the sales slip and say: "I'm not happy with these shoes. I want to return them."

3-Clerk says: Hey what about this spot?"

4-You say: That was from PLAIN WATER! The dye faded almost instantly! The quality on these shoes are horrible! I think it must be a manufacture's defect. You should get your money back from them!"

5-The clerk says: "Ummm, yeah. Here's your money."

6- You say "THANK YOU!" and procede to have a nice day:)

i've actually thought about saying that, I'm not sure if i can pull it off


from offtopic.com:

"my sister bought a pair of shoes and came home to realize they only had one shoe in the box so she took it back to get the other one. "
 

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Kev07 said:
i've actually thought about saying that, I'm not sure if i can pull it off.
Of course you can!! Where's your DJ confidence? You'll do fine! Just reamin calm, yet firm about getting your money back. Most places have NO problem with it.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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Kev07 said:
ok another suggestions i got: walk in wearing the shoes, have a friend get another pair, and then switch it out
I'd be careful doing that. They catch you on camera and you're $crewed.

One option I see though, is go to the store, buy the exact same pair of shoes. Walk out, switch the shoes in the box for the ones you have. Walk right back in, and say you chaged your mind. Considering the purchase is about 10-20 minutes old, no one is gonna really care about the stain, if the ask, then.."oh, must've spilled water.. i dropped my water bottle."

Still, most likely, considering how quickly you come back, no one is gonna care. Though I would reccoemend using a different clerk.
 

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WaterTiger said:
1-Go back to the store with the shoes & the sales slip.

2-Hold out the sales slip and say: "I'm not happy with these shoes. I want to return them."

3-Clerk says: Hey what about this spot?"

4-You say: That was from PLAIN WATER! The dye faded almost instantly! The quality on these shoes are horrible! I think it must be a manufacture's defect. You should get your money back from them!"

5-The clerk says: "Ummm, yeah. Here's your money."

6- You say "THANK YOU!" and procede to have a nice day:)
have your mother do this... stores dont like mad mommas with sales receipts talking about the horrible shoes their son just got.
 

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have your mother do this... stores dont like mad mommas with sales receipts talking about the horrible shoes their son just got.
ROFL :crackup:

Maybe it's just me, but using "momma" to take care of this seems very un-DJish.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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