HalfAddict
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So Backbreaker shares some things, and Karma comes here and makes fun... reeeeaaaaal nice, clearly you need to go back to the high school forum Karma.
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.
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.
HalfAddict said:So Backbreaker shares some things, and Karma comes here and makes fun... reeeeaaaaal nice, clearly you need to go back to the high school forum Karma.
how do you remove a cousin?st_99 said:on a similar note, my first cousin once removed is slammin hot. With
some alcohol involved I honestly could not guarantee i could hold myself
back. :yes::nono:
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Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
Enough to create fake user names to support his arguments? You're KarmaSutra, aren't you?Sue Madre said:I think backbreaker takes this place a little too seriously.
Bible_Belt said:Enough to create fake user names to support his arguments? You're KarmaSutra, aren't you?
Bible_Belt said:http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1803464&postcount=47
How did you know who reports posts? Only moderators get that annoying email. I know from being a mod at the old nlg site. One of the moderators must be forwarding that email to you?
There's only enough room in this place for one of me.Bible_Belt said:Enough to create fake user names to support his arguments? You're KarmaSutra, aren't you?
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Nah.Bible_Belt said:You're right. I should turn off the reputation feature in my profile and use that as an excuse to be a complete d!ck to everybody, driving off the few valuable members that this site has left. That would make me cool![]()
you can be a as$h0le, but your posts crack me up!KarmaSutra said:Nah.
You complain too much to be cool.
It would help make you less of a cvnt though.
Bible_Belt said:You're right. I should turn off the reputation feature in my profile and use that as an excuse to be a complete d!ck to everybody, driving off the few valuable members that this site has left. That would make me cool![]()
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.
Yes we do.scrouds said:The effect is even better in person. Speaking of which, we need to get some cigars sometime.
KarmaSutra said:Yes we do.
A good whiskey and a smoke would certainly hit the spot.
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.