About one of the worst advice you can give.Originally posted by i am me
Just talk to them and be yourself (but at the same time, work on improving yourself).
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She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
About one of the worst advice you can give.Originally posted by i am me
Just talk to them and be yourself (but at the same time, work on improving yourself).
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.
I think it's good advice. When I say "be yourself", I mean to just "let things flow". Don't just stand there thinking of things to say just so you can look cool. I also said to work on self-improvement in your spare time so YOURSELF would actually be something girls want.Originally posted by whyshy
About one of the worst advice you can give.
http://www.sosuave.com/articles/whynot.htm
He says get the Lord of the Rings with the big battle, but IMO, they all have some pretty big battles. I like the third one best, it has some awesome scenes, and the music drives me insane.Originally posted by Royal Elite
The toughest guy you knows was once a little boy who cried and played with toys, but through some form of motivation he changed.
You need to surround yourself with a different envioronment to start thinking different. Like homey said earlier rent movies like fight club, brave heart, the lord of the rings with the big battle,
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.