"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.
ljbf.. epic comeback
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"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.
sylvester the cat
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GotED?
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:crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:sylvester the cat said:
I did this almost exact response when a woman I was dating attempted to LJBF after I decidedly was NEXTING her due to she blowing hot and cold to me AFTER she asked to be exclusive with me. I told her to stop wasting my time.
She then wanted to be friends - I told her I didn't need friends, and she can find a thousand other orbiters to be her emotional tampon.
Well - maybe she will contact me later. LOL....
Exodus
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
VladPatton
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You: "I think we shouldn't...get the fück outta my car!" :kick:
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I have a better one:joker79 said:
Her: I'm not ready for a relationship.
You: I've got to go.
sylvester the cat
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Her: I'm not ready for a relationship.
You:
Dgwizdal
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You: "acquaintances is better"
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
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Only after sex, friendship is possible. Doing so before sex is never good. Unless you want to be an emotional tampon.
Case closed.
HB: What about being friends?
Me: I don't do friends very well. All my female friends are girls who want to sleep with me. Kino kino kino game game game.
Yes it was an impossible pickup with true time constraint but at least I went down fighting goddammit!
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
dutchmaster
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Me: That's cool, lets go out with your friends for some drinks.
Then u game her friends and bang them
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*takes out large machete and slices head off, punts it through the uprights. Walks away, **** blows up.*
old_skoolr
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Me: Thats cool, whats a couple of orgasms between friends anyway.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.