"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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Bokanovsky said:
Sounds like you are the one who is a bit of a pvssy.
I appreciate your candor, although you sound like an idiot. What would you recommend disciplining them for?

Your high quality insight is appreciated.
 

"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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origin138 said:
I appreciate your candor, although you sound like an idiot. What would you recommend disciplining them for?
Umm, how about not doing their job properly? If they are making trips to the surgeon's office when it's not necessary and an email or telephone call would suffice, they are clearly wasting time that could be used for other tasks. I may be an "idiot" but even I know that this is not productive.
 
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Hitting on clients is a big no-no. Lucky for you this surgeon / client is single. If he were in a LTR or married, it'd simply take a few words from his jealous wife / GF for you to lose that fat contract. Or maybe one of his assistants might have the hots for him and hate your female staff for hitting on him, and try to sabotage your contract. Hell, maybe his colleagues' wives have seen it and may put a word or two in their husbands' ears about not using your service. Either way, discipline your staff, don't let them do this, it's not good for your bottom line.
 

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Jitterbug said:
Hitting on clients is a big no-no. Lucky for you this surgeon / client is single. If he were in a LTR or married, it'd simply take a few words from his jealous wife / GF for you to lose that fat contract. Or maybe one of his assistants might have the hots for him and hate your female staff for hitting on him, and try to sabotage your contract. Hell, maybe his colleagues' wives have seen it and may put a word or two in their husbands' ears about not using your service. Either way, discipline your staff, don't let them do this, it's not good for your bottom line.
Well said.
 
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