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.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Yes, and what am I supposed to tell her?TheEdgeOf said:First of all, what's the problem? did she say no?
Second, don't tell her that you little sister was texting her, that's pvssy crap.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
She rejected me, and now it's going to be awkward working with her. What can I do to fix this?sexy_kuta said:be a man, tell her u cant make it and you will make it up to her some day (but u wont)
yeah but did you work with the person?TheEdgeOf said:Uhh... don't let it be awkward. Just act like nothing happened. That's what I do when I get rejected and it works well.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
Who cares? You messed up with the text, but who cares what she thinks? Just act like you normally would around her and i'm sure she will do the same.Kuwi said:yeah but did you work with the person?
she's not acting normal around me though, she wants nothing to do with me.TheBaconator said:Who cares? You messed up with the text, but who cares what she thinks? Just act like you normally would around her and i'm sure she will do the same.
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.
Best advice.duke007 said:Indifference buddy. You can just go about your day-to-day activities and talk to others. Act like you don't care and within a week or two, you ACTUALLY won't care.
If anything she'll feel awkward! And she'll see you in a different light for being so cool about it.
This happened to me...I just played it cool and was my normal outgoing social self with everyone else. She went into her shell and avoided the group conversations. Guess who came out on top in the end?!
If asking a girl over a text is one step closer to being a dj than i dont know anything about this. No girl is gonna accept some ***** that cant ask a girl out atleast over the phone.Triple T said:lol like others have said already...CALM DOWN.
Okay:
1) you did nothing wrong (although I wouldn't recommend asking a girl out via texting but at least you did something)
2) forget about it, she rejected you now move on. It'll become easier as time passes so just act normal. Its ONLY going to BE awkward if your all nervous around her because of this. So dont' be.
3) Look on the positive side, it'll make you feel better. For instance, your one step closer to becoming a DJ![]()
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.