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.
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.
Dude...if she truly had a REAL interest in you (other than just hooking up)...you can rest assure that she wouldn't be hooking up with other people.ManUnited01 said:Is it acceptable to us DJ's if a girl you are dating non-exclusively, dates other men? I'm interested in this girl and she seems to be interested in me, but my friend told me that she went out with this other guy and hooked up with him in the weekend. Should I just forget her and date other women? Or should I still make an effort to get her exclusively? Damn one-itis to hell...
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.
This is the thing...and I'm talking based on what I read in boards such as this and what I see in real life.playboy_supreme said:if your not exclusive then she can do what ever the f**k she wants, be a man and realise this. if you are that interested in her then persue an exclusive relationship. pick up your balls and talk to her. if thats not what she wants then get over it. as for dating other woman while u date her. its about what you want and from what you have written is that you dont want to date other people other wise u would. if you do then do.