Deus ex Pianoforte2
Don Juan
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Another night, another rejection. Damn, bruh, when will things turn around?
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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.
When you become happy in yourself and stop pursuing women.Deus ex Pianoforte2 said:Another night, another rejection. Damn, bruh, when will things turn around?
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.
^^^Agree.adam225 said:When you become happy in yourself and stop pursuing women.
It kills me seeing the effort men go to pursuing women. It's like watching a crack head chasing his next rock. I can think of better things to do personally... Each to his own I guess. ..
+1.adam225 said:When you become happy in yourself and stop pursuing women.
It kills me seeing the effort men go to pursuing women. It's like watching a crack head chasing his next rock. I can think of better things to do personally... Each to his own I guess. ..
You cant make yourself happy imo. Psychiatrist dont even know the secret to happiness. Ironically they have the highest rate of suicide in the profession.adam225 said:When you become happy in yourself and stop pursuing women.
It kills me seeing the effort men go to pursuing women. It's like watching a crack head chasing his next rock. I can think of better things to do personally... Each to his own I guess. ..
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.