"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.

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Mixed Signals

absolutealex

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So, I went out on a date the other night with this girl I've seen once or twice. Everything seemed well, at the end of the night we were our conversation style was quite flirty just the back and forth pokes if you want to call them that. Then, when I dropped her off she gave me a hug, but just nto any hug, I got the pat on the back :down: what do you all make of this?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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THE_ADDMAN

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could just be the way she hugs, but the pat on the back hug usually means friends...
 

flexion_

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Why did she give you a hug? You should be giving her a kiss. Eliminates all the mixed signal nonsense.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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donovan

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i wouldn't say your "insecure". I would say, she's probably in the process of placing you in the "friendship hole". I would put $100 on the fact that you're afraid to "break rapport" with her. This means that you are somewhat hestiatant to say something offensive or ****y. (Or that you're waiting and seeing what her reaction would be) Like Mystery and others say, you throw and go the comment, meaning that you quickly put it out there, and get onto another topic before she can respond.

This breaks rapport. For some reason if you break rapport, she will be less likely to through you in the friendship loop.

Good luck!
 
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