"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

If you really knew me..

Thread starter Naughty Ninja
Start date Oct 12, 2012

bigneil

Banned

Oct 13, 2012

When I was a kid my dad whipped me with a belt. I got over it.

How many of these whining women went anywhere in life? Sour grapes.

Remember: a "poor me" attitude is just inverted vanity.

Meanwhile, as incognito42 points out (and what my girl said 2 weeks ago) "Girls like *******s, guys who don't hang all over them... because women want to work for it."

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.