"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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Is it bad to tell a girl you don't want a label?

MattS

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How does this go with girls? I just told a girl "I don't want a dating label or a friend label because then no one should care what each person does, you want to talk, hang fine. I start seeing someone or you do fine."
 

"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.

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AKA FLEX

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That's a fine agreement for a low-key, casual relationship. Are you at least getting some tail here?
 

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Seems like a GREAT idea to me. Oldschooler is just being smart.
 

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MattS said:
How does this go with girls? I just told a girl "I don't want a dating label or a friend label because then no one should care what each person does, you want to talk, hang fine. I start seeing someone or you do fine."
It really depends on the context that you are saying. From the context that I see here...it smells more of frustration and not really knowing who you really are. I may be wrong..from your post this is what I get. I suppose you tried this a few times before asking in the forum.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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