You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
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.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Come over to my thread "Pretending to be in pain to get girl's attention" use my method, I guarantee you you will get laid. REALLY! I GUARANTEE it.Silex said:4 flames so far.... keep it up.
Yup you give up that easy?Huh well I guess America should just give up on war on terror and stop looking for bin laden and let him attac america againSilex said:thats it. My life is over.
I GIVE UP.
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.
Winter does not suck! I love the cold season, its the summer that I hate!winter_sucksx said:Yup you give up that easy?Huh well I guess America should just give up on war on terror and stop looking for bin laden and let him attac america again
Get the fukk out of here man NEVER GIVE UP AND NEVER SURRENDER
Giving up means you have failed life,dont give up just contuie on.
That show sucks, but yeah I see what you mean.Silex said:No this aint the ****ing "View", BUT IT IS A SELF-HELP/ADVICE SITE. FOR MEN. SO MAYBE its THE MALE "VIEW".
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.
Wow...I've seen a lot of pathetic ****....but that site has got to be close to the top...Francisco d'Anconia said:WTF do you think this is? This ain't The View. Here, try this site...
http://www.cuddleparty.com/
They'll make you feel all better...
Either way why should you care, you've given up...Silex said:No this aint the ****ing "View", BUT IT IS A SELF-HELP/ADVICE SITE. FOR MEN. SO MAYBE its THE MALE "VIEW".
It's not pathetic at all, it's an excellent place to practise 'reallyfreakinglosts' pain routine - there would likely be plenty of succers there who would fall for it.Manonamission said:Wow...I've seen a lot of pathetic ****....but that site has got to be close to the top...
:crackup: :crackup:Luke Skywalker said:It's not pathetic at all, it's an excellent place to practise 'reallyfreakinglosts' pain routine - there would likely be plenty of succers there who would fall for it.
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.