"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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Income of a Chippendale

navyseal2101

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What do you think the annual income of a Chippendale dancer is, that would be a fun job I think, would I be able to live off of it?
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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ChrizZ

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navyseal2101 said:
What do you think the annual income of a Chippendale dancer is, that would be a fun job I think, would I be able to live off of it?
How do u become a chippendale in the first place?
 

navyseal2101

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I think they have scouts actually, but you can probably apply to work there.
 

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From prior work in the entertainment industry (not Chippen'dales), the average weekend (read: 2 nights at 6 hours a night) was about 600 bucks. Some were more, some were less. Still, it's cash, and it comes out to around $50 an hour... obviously the more muscular you are the more you'll make, which is why I was on the low end of things.
 

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diablo said:
From prior work in the entertainment industry (not Chippen'dales), the average weekend (read: 2 nights at 6 hours a night) was about 600 bucks. Some were more, some were less. Still, it's cash, and it comes out to around $50 an hour... obviously the more muscular you are the more you'll make, which is why I was on the low end of things.


Too bad I don't know how to dance...:cry:
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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About 30k a year and only have to work 2 nights a week, that sounds pretty solid, and if I got good at at then who knows.
 
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