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.
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.
I don't care what anyone says, Lance is a kick ass athelete!Originally posted by Soshyopathe
HEY NOW! Lance Armstrong lost a testicle! Can't be coincidence!
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.
The shorts do make a major difference. I thought I was doing pretty good until I bought a pair of Pearl Izumi Microsensor 3D bibs for a double century. OMG, those things made the ride soooooo smmoooooth......Originally posted by Maurizio
I'm not a pro, but I ride about 400 miles a week, and up to 5 hours a day. I've been at it for three years.
I have no problems downstairs whatsoever. The shorts that serious cyclists wear have ergonomic pads stitched in to make things more comfortable and prevent friction.
I will say that my erections seem noticably harder after long rides (~3 hours or more).