"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

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.

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Is it over for me?

madddox

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Long story short, I had hung out with this girl a few times, she's 5 years older than I am, and I lied by telling her that I'm a year older then I actually am because I figured she'd think less of me. Nothing happend when we hung out due to me not having a backbone and trying out anything, but the more we did, the more I realized how much I like her and "connect" with her more than anyone.

I ended up telling her the other day that I hadn't been truthful about my age, I told her the real truth and I explained why I did it, and that I am sorry. Her initial response was "Are you worried about me thinking of you differently?", I said "Yes. I like you a lot." and she then asked, "is it accurate of me to say we've been friends for a year now, maybe more?" I said that was accurate, and she said "Okay what I mean is, we are cool and I appreciate you telling me:)"

was I wrong in saying "I like you a lot"?
 

"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 were "wronger" for hanging out with her for a year and never making a move.

I don't think there's anything wrong with telling a girl you like her. But if you only tell her and don't show her nothing will usually come of it.
 

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Sort of. You shouldn't be submitting to her the way you seem to be, if I read correctly. The best thing for you to do is to assume alpha male position, in a way.

You could drop off the face of the earth, you know? Not that doing that would be the best or only option, but it IS an option. Maybe she'd wonder what happened to you and realize that you're not to be taken for granted. I can't exactly tell you what to do without turning you into a conforming twit, so just go out there and do sh!t so you can learn what to do next time.
 

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FairShake said:
You were "wronger" for hanging out with her for a year and never making a move.

I don't think there's anything wrong with telling a girl you like her. But if you only tell her and don't show her nothing will usually come of it.
Thanks,
I agree.
 
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