Exactly.Teej said:You asked for the date, you pay; that's how I look at it.
"Shall we pay" not a good question
"I think you should pay" worse response.
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.
Exactly.Teej said:You asked for the date, you pay; that's how I look at it.
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.
Good advice. You reminded me of a favorite line.persistent exaction said:Forget the DATES.
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.
apusislaya said:Women are getting away with murder.
LookTowardsTheFuture said:You shouldn't be going on a DINNER date in the first place.
Go on an ACTION dates. Please take a look at the DJ Bible!
You must find out about her before you pay any bills for her. Women like this, as with nice guys, need a swift kick in the ass!
DonGorgon said:Yeh cause men are very desperate due to the shortage of women and have become more willing to treat women extra special in hopes of sniffing the vagina.