Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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.
Originally posted by joekerr31
so guys, what the key to NOT misreading friendliness for flirting?
is the only way to know to ask a woman out?
or is it possible to know whether she is flirting or just being friendly?
J
Exactly. It can be very frustrating because you want "clear" signals but some women don't care, they want to KNOW you want them regardless of any intentions they may or may not have with you.many girls DO FLIRT when in fact they just want the ego boost.......The only way to know is to ask her out.
YEAH.Originally posted by Tazman
Exactly. It can be very frustrating because you want "clear" signals but some women don't care, they want to KNOW you want them regardless of any intentions they may or may not have with you.
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.