"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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"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Dukester
Master Don Juan
If you're using aim or the internet to meet girls, just use caution....
"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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Personally I think it's just a waste of bandwidth to leave away messages on for hours at a time. But that is just my opinion. Also a good place for funny away messages is www.gonebuddy.com.
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The Bad Ass Canadian
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My sentiments, exactly.
Maybe if you didn't spend your whole day on the net, you wouldn't be wondering whether you should pretend to be "away" or pretend to be "offline".
My status is always "online", but then again, I only get on the net for half an hour a day, I don't need to fake anything.
"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.
Zhen
Don Juan
here's the deal...
face to face is better than phone is better than aim... do whatever you can... phone number should be easy...
I guess this would be another option aside from being offline or away.
~ivan
sorry i should have said active djs.. ones who post near enough every day..Originally posted by SuperGigaloDJ
My Tip was common sense to DJ's but good for the Newbies here.
Me? One of the better DJ's here? You must have me confused with someone else. Some of the better dj's here are:
SexPDX
xblitz44x
jakethasnake
Oxide
TonyTheTigerOI
( . )( . )
Tryin to Grow a Chin
Squirrels
Just to name a few.
(though i don't pay to much attention to who posts alot)
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.