"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

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Southbound29

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Chick was a **** buddy to my best friend for a while. Chick moves on and does her thing. Chick pops out of nowhere and throws herself into my field of view several times over the past month to get my attention. I finally take the bait and tell her to come watch the fight with myself and a few friends tomorrow night.

Chick says she would love to " but has to be with her little boy". I know she has a kid but I also know this chick very well and this being tied down by a kid thing is bull****. How would you play this ?
 

"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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Billtx49

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She has a kid. If she cared enough she could find or already knows a babysitter. I say AW.
'Whatever you want to do is fine with me', and NC unless she initiates later forget her.
 
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marmel75

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"OK" and then stop wasting your time with this chick and focus on other women.
 

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Or just don't respond. Communication is open at this point, you reached out......leave it alone until she reaches out again. If she wants it, she knows where to find it.
 

RangerMIke

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I have kids, have had to pass on chicks I like because of my girls. I would assume it's a legitimate excuse and just tell her another time. Ask her out again, if that is what you want, and see what happens. If she makes excuses without a counter offer, just walk away from her.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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