"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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I just don't like reaching out

tryst type

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I'm tired of handing over the power by initiating contact first. Sure it works sometimes and because of success here and there it seems to permit this behavior. But I want to switch the power roles and have girls contacting me first all the time. Any ideas on how to do this? Girls want to pursue, they're probably not used to being allowed to when us guys are always reaching out to them first!
 

"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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Tiguere

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If you are constantly on the prowl reaching out would be a non-issue. It only becomes an issue when you decide to stop approaching and hang on to the same girls.
 

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Tiguere said:
If you are constantly on the prowl reaching out would be a non-issue. It only becomes an issue when you decide to stop approaching and hang on to the same girls.
I'm referring to "setting up dates" or getting a girl to hang out. Rather have them reach out to me. Switch the roles so to speak
 

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You are having a mental struggle with the term "power."

Your interactions should give girls you come across ample time to contact you first. For example, you open a girl, have a chat, exchanges #s, chat some more, say bye. What do you do? Well of course you wait a couple days until the next 'event' happens. This gives a girl 1-2 days to contact you first; but after 2 days and nothing it'd be a mistake to wait any longer before initiating some sort of communication.

This has absolutely nothing to do with power. Some girls will feel the urge to contact you 15 minutes after you exchange #s. Some will wait a day, some would never imagine contacting you first. It all depends on factors surrounding the initial interaction (randomness of the first meeting, familiarity with each other, amount of attraction built, her judgments of you, etc.)

You are "exchanging" numbers and not just getting them, correct?


Finally, you're the man. Men lead. Men control. You should be controlling the interaction not her. Whoever is in control has more "power."


- No offense, but you might as well change the title of this post to "I just don't like being a man" (or a leader, or a masculine figure, etc.)
 

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I always hand out my number and they contact me first, but after that I'd like for it to continue as them being the pursuer of me. How could I establish that more effectively? I feel like they expect me to contact afterwards and I'd rather not. Much easier having them reach out, I've noticed way better results when it's the girl's idea to see you.

Part of me wants to verbalize that I don't chase girls, but I know it'll just come off as arrogant rather than how I want things to be.
 

"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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