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.
And there is the reason why Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve jobs and many other 1 percenters are forbidding their kids any access to any technology until their are 18 years old (like for example computers, smart phones etc.), and putting them in traditionally low tech schools with normal books etc.. They know their product make you dumber....
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.
I'd be hard pressed to find that the "1%" is not allowing their kids to use computers. That would be some interesting home work and term papers to hand in through handwritten loose leaf paper. The kids prob. have a phone, just not a smart phone. I agree with the later.
From the article..
And there is the reason why Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve jobs and many other 1 percenters are forbidding their kids any access to any technology until their are 18 years old (like for example computers, smart phones etc.), and putting them in traditionally low tech schools with normal books etc.. They know their product make you dumber....
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Dude, I know for a fact Bill Gates gave let his kids use a computer and his daughter has had a smart phone for at least since Twitter and Instagram have been around. Can't say much about Jobs and Zuckerberg's kids are still I believe under 10, so they'd not have a phone. I'll be amazed if none of them use computers or tablets. His home, such as Bill Gate's home, are smart and completely automated. Again, I do not know much about Jobs. The guy was a genius marketer, but a complete assh0le and never cared for Apple products.Tech-free dinners and no smartphones past 10 pm — how Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Cuban limited their kids' screen time
They changed the way the world uses technology, but these billionaires make sure their own kids spend some time unplugged.www.cnbc.com
Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent (Published 2014)
Apple’s leader limited his children’s screen time, and a surprising number of other technology executives do too.www.nytimes.com
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Its easy to find the facts and proof for this. Just do a internet search like I just did...
Silicon valley even have schools where high tech such as computers are banned.
That's the ultimate irony. Technology was born and grows from intelligence and designed to help us be smarter but it does quite the opposite.
From the article..
And there is the reason why Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve jobs and many other 1 percenters are forbidding their kids any access to any technology until their are 18 years old (like for example computers, smart phones etc.), and putting them in traditionally low tech schools with normal books etc.. They know their product make you dumber....
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.
Yes indeed.
Are you best buddies with Bill Gates as you know this for a fact?
Also https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/billionaire-tech-mogul-bill-gates-10265298
Yea, we were close, but after he learned that I was fvcking Melinda on the side, that gravy train ended. You should read this:Are you best buddies with Bill Gates as you know this for a fact?
I'm always kind of cautious when people makes these "I know a buddy/I know for a fact" statements. (Nothing personal).
A per this article for example it clearly states that Bill Gates limited his kids access too:
Why Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Both Severely Limited Their Kids' Tech Use
They built our tech-obsessed world, but they wanted something different for their own kids.www.inc.com
Also https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/billionaire-tech-mogul-bill-gates-10265298
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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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