I have a crush on a girl who works at a coffee shop around here. I've seen her there for two years and only talked to her once (extremely briefly). This is partly because she has a ring on her left ring finger. The thing is that I've never actually heard her talk about being married or having a boyfriend. I've never asked her if she was married because I thought it would be inappropriate. What are the odds that her ring means she's taken?
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
If a woman wears a ring on her left hand, does that always mean she's taken?
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"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.
RecoveringAFC
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Not always.
One woman I know refers to them as F-off rings. Specifically designed to keep men away. You could always ask...
One woman I know refers to them as F-off rings. Specifically designed to keep men away. You could always ask...
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My experience is that rings, wherever they are worn, mean nothing unless it's a wedding ring.Stavrogin said:
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taiyuu_otoko
Master Don Juan
Even if she's married, I remember the old Major Mark question that he supposedly asked to like 18 zillion married women and got like a 98.463% positive response rate:
(paraphrased): If you could have satisfactory sex with a stranger without any damage to your relationship to your husband, your children, your neighbors, or the members of your church, would you?
try it and report back what happens..
taiyuu
(paraphrased): If you could have satisfactory sex with a stranger without any damage to your relationship to your husband, your children, your neighbors, or the members of your church, would you?
try it and report back what happens..
taiyuu
Taken? The only thing is (if it is a marriage ring, which i don't know where its meant to be worn on or which hand), she was taken into state registration. She as person as an individual isn't owned by anything but herself.Stavrogin said:
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
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.