"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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Is there a rule that says you shouldn't text a girl late at night before sleeping?

big weezy

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If I'm trying to convey an image that I have options and am out with girls every night, is it unwise to reply to a text message from a HB late at night before sleeping?

She replied after an hour but I've been guilty of lacking options and it shows. I need to reign in my behavior.

I wasn't sure if there's a rule about this, I want her to think I'm out with a girl so I dont know if me replying at 11.30pm at night is going to show this, like if i was getting laid I wouldn't be sending a text at that time.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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pdx1138

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1 step forward, 2 steps back. google it if you don't know what I'm saying.

reply the next day if you really want to.
 

big weezy

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pdx1138 said:
1 step forward, 2 steps back. google it if you don't know what I'm saying.

reply the next day if you really want to.
I guess then that's a no for tonight. I'll send the reply tomorrow morning.
 

prairiedog24

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Double edged sword.

1) Being the last thing on her mind when SHE'S in bed isn't bad at all.
2) It shows she's the last thing on yours.

Play it by ear.
 

Jariel

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It depends on how the texting is going. If you're having a good chat or escalating, then keep it up, otherwise ease off a bit.
 

"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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J Roc

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texting late night shows you have no options. you want to have a female wondering what or who you are doing at night. the only text i would ever send a woman after 10pm is "come over now"
 
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