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.
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.
LiveFreeX said:What rule did he break?
I'd like to see this too. I didn't see eye to eye with him on everything, but I thought he brought a necessary angle to the forum, especially as long as the libtards and white knights are going to be allowed to post here constantly. Need that balance. I never saw anything that should have gotten him banned. And ESPECIALLY telling, is that folks like Gaylan are the ones who supposedly made it happen, and they remain.LiveFreeX said:What rule did he break?
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.
Atom Smasher said:The OP is 49 years old and behaving like a hurt child throwing tantrums.
...49...
I'm hoping he quickly gets control of his emotions and puts things in perspective as all he's actually doing is revealing himself to all who are reading his rants.
Yes. It hasn't been answered yet. I don't care about your opinion, I'd prefer to see the post(s) and judge for myself.Jaylan said:Are you really are wondering why he's banned?
H*ll no, pal. The libtard shaming mantra has no use here.Jaylan said:Just move on and let it go.
So now the biggest thread-killer on this site is giving advice. Shut the board down.Jaylan said:Op I would say youre fine, but to stop bickering with particular people here. It makes it seem like you are picking a fight. Plus threads like this place you on everyones radar more than anything imo.
There's something wrong with a 49 year old being emotionally out of control.TyTe`EyEz said:Is there something wrong with being 49 and making rants?
Maybe we don't all have control like you, Atom Smasher.
Very mature of you to insult the OP, by the way. How old are you?
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.
LMAO!!! I'm spreading this like Hep C.betheman said:white knight dollars
Alzheimer'sAtom Smasher said:Thread closed.