"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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Keep a mistake log!

shiningshadow

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We all make mistakes. What better way to see what wrong you did than writing it down, then reviewing it every once in a while to make sure you never make that mistake again? This doesn't have to apply to just girls, it goes for everything in life too. You don't need to write down your mistakes, I keep my mistake log in a notepad file. Here are some example entries.


03/03/06 - I didn't study for that science test! I know I did fukkin terrible, I need to study next time.

03/04/06 - Telling a HB she needs to shave might not be the best neg.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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Just out of curiosity, why shouldn't someone keep a log of successes? I mean wouldn't it be easier to review? Wouldn't it be more inspirational? Wouldn't it prompt you to continue doing what work and enhancing them rather than reliving things that didn't?

Just curious....
 

shiningshadow

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Well, the whole purpose of the mistake log is to learn from it. Make sure you don't do the same things again next time. I'm sure a success log could be motivating, it's just that some people don't really learn all that they can from their mistakes, and the mistake log can help with that.
 

Bourne

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I believe in doing both.

Mistakes and then writing how you can fix them.
Then success log.

Because if you just write mistakes, aren't you reinforcing them in your mind?
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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