"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.

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Long time since a girl made me melt like that

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Long time since a girl made me feel like that

Hey fellow DJ's. Been a long time I came here, I didn't have any girl troubles and all for a while. but now it's just come back, and it's reallly weird.

Since my first girlfriend, I can't say I've really had a real crush on someone. Sex was good and all, but never that "special" feeling. Well, I've had some kind of weird blind date yesterday (humor show, was hella fun), and the girl is just PER-FECT. I know I dhouldn't say that, she's not any better than I am blahblahblah all that crap, but damnit I can't believe I'm falling for a girl I've met once.

I'm even down to using dirty tactics of using my friend to get info on her, did she like me, how did she find her date, etc. I know if she knows about this I'm pretty close to auto-screwed.

Another thing that freaks me out is that after the show, I brought her back to her house (joking around telling her I didn't want her to get mugged and all), but when came the time to say good, bye, she was kinda fast to turn around. I just asked her "hug?", and she gave it to me but it seemed awkward. I shouldn't be stressed out about this simple thing, because everything else went pretty smooth, show was nice, girl laughed a lot and all that ****, but darn it's just weird.

Don't know what I really want you guys to tell me, but I had to tell my story. I don't want to go back to AFC state, that would suck. I wasn't that way before. (Well I was, but a long time ago)
 
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"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.

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play it cool dont be such an afc.

u should know how much shes diggin u just by her body language throughout the date.
 

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Don't ask your friend any of that sh1t. Just call her up and invite her on a second date. If she agrees (and doesn't flake), she's interested. If she gives BS excuses, she's not interested and you move on.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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Originally posted by Shiftkey
Don't ask your friend any of that sh1t. Just call her up and invite her on a second date. If she agrees (and doesn't flake), she's interested. If she gives BS excuses, she's not interested and you move on.
Good advice :D
 
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