"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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importance of 1st call after 1st date?

drift king

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how important is the 1st call after the 1st date?

assuming your date went really well and she has high interest.. if your phone game isn't the strongest is it not better just to text the arrangements for 2nd date etc? why risk acting afc on the phone and lower her previous high interest level?
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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Bricka

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I find it more natural to just call if I want to set something up. You get to feel more of the conversation, her tone, her mood...etc, plus she also gets to feel yours which may or may not be a good thing. Plus the fact that I enjoy hearing a woman's voice :)

I also tend to get better response via a phone call compared to a text message.
I'm not very keen on text messaging in the first place.
 

drift king

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and if she doesn't pick up after you call.. do you leave a voicemail (saying what?)?
 

tsmith2334

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I wouldn't do a voice mail either. Just contact her somehow if she doesn't initiate contact first. A simple "I had fun" will do. I'd say it's pretty important.
 

"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.

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thechallenger

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No Txt

:cool: No Texts They Are For The Shy And Suttle Types Or For A Quick Message But That Is Not One Of Them
 

MikeEdward1973

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DonS is a voice of reason.

I should hire him to beat the AFC out of me.
 
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