She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
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.
lolr0cky said:
true.r0cky said:
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
TheGameMaster said:
i couldnt have put it better myselfLoneSilver said:It could be but like Amante Silvestre said there are many others clues going on at the same time where you could detect specifically if this is a true IOl.
Like was she lending in toward you? Was she smiling while talking to you? How was the eye contact was it flirty? Did she ever touch you during this time? Another thing did she ever make you want to flirt with her at anytime because of how she was making you feel? This can be key as this is a sign of chemistry but if your not confident to move forward it's your loss and learn from it as this girl properly gave you every sign that she was interested.
Putting it all together the answer is obvious I have actually bedded a girl who gave me the lending in toward me and smiling while talking....
You were there and your gut feelings will give you the answers I bet a hundred bucks on it you know if it was a IOl cause your TheGameMaster
LoneSilver
OMG ROFL OMG ROFL that just made my day lolr0cky said: