"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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escaleraroyal

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Met this girl. We went out and she brought her friend...is it bad if i give her a goodbye hug?. she was with her friend. I didnt give a good bye hug to her friend, just her. Was a too aggressive?? This is killing me..i dont know if what i did was right. comments are welcome.
 

"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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Was she into the hug? Did she look apprehensive? Did she try to squirm away?
 

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Man, this is nothing to agonise about. It's your attitude when you do something that counts -- were you being needy?

In any case go stare at the stars and realise what a tiny little thing it is.
 
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Don't think on this one too much. It's not bad that you gave a goodbye hug. In fact, it doesn't matter if you hugged her friend or not either.

By hugging you're just showing that you don't take yourself so serious and you're fun. Next time you hug her have fun with it, for instance, sometimes I'll go in for the hug but I won't hug her, I'll just stick my arms out to my side and laugh while she just hugs my body and waits. Then she gets the point and laughs with me, ridiculing me. Then point at her friend and say, "Awwww you must want a hug too huh? Come here!"

Point is, have fun with everything you do, and don't take this so serious. If you normally hug girls then hug! If you normally shake hands then do do so.
 

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theunflushables said:
Was she into the hug? Did she look apprehensive? Did she try to squirm away?
no i think i took her by surprised.
i have no idea i couldnt see her face when i hug her
no she didnt.
 

"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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escaleraroyal said:
no i think i took her by surprised.
i have no idea i couldnt see her face when i hug her
no she didnt.
Then no harm done. Don't fret about it.
 

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oh well. she responded it. she was busy with exams...again i m abck on track.
gotta ask her out again now.
 
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