tryst type
Master Don Juan
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When a guy has to make fun of other guys in the presence of girls or is that also being playful?
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.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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.
Let the Alpha and the wannabe-alphas butt heads with each other. While they're preoccupied with their battle of male superiority sarge any nearby women out from under them. It's usually very easy since most women don't enjoy Three Stooges-like gameplay.tryst type said:What if this guy who's so inclined to bash others to come off so superior gets offended when you make a remark back and demands an apology?
Happened to me and I was like give me a break, do I ever cry about it when you incessently make put downs? Worse yet, gf thinks I'm being too egotistical by not apologizing.
Suggestions?
tryst type said:What if this guy who's so inclined to bash others to come off so superior gets offended when you make a remark back and demands an apology?
Happened to me and I was like give me a break, do I ever cry about it when you incessently make put downs? Worse yet, gf thinks I'm being too egotistical by not apologizing.
Suggestions?
I just don't get it. There are women around, why are you focused on the guys?tryst type said:What's the best strategy? Laugh it off, agree, laugh, pay attention elsewhere or ignore?
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.
Lol. I think that's what happens when you finally don't care about competition from other guys. You don't see it, so you don't think about it, obviously.Francisco d'Anconia said:I just don't get it. There are women around, why are you focused on the guys?
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.
Small come back huh? So why did your girl back him up instead of you? What exactly did you say to him?tryst type said:So if I'm not supposed to react. Why does my gf think I'm egotistical for not apologizing to him? I said one small come back remark which I threw out in good humor and now the antagonist thinks I'm at fault where I never care to let his words affect me.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.