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.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
I don't think this is a real "newbie questions". I think you misunderstood this girl. I don't think she is playing hard to get. She just wants to get rid of you. But my advice is: if you don't see her often (less than one monthà try at least a few times, so you are sure. If you do see her several times a month: I'd try one last time, and then NEXT HER . Don't waste your time on women that are not interested in you.Originally posted by Jukeboxhero
Really good stuff, man. A very enlightening thread.
I do have one more newbie question to add to the list though. What do you consider doing to "make a move" if she is playing hard to get and/or NOT answering your calls. If I invite some girl to do something I sometimes get "Yes" or "maybe, I'll call you!" usually I never get a call from them and if I have their number and they don't answer their phone, I don't know how else to make a move.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
How does this work? How does one treat a girl in such a way to give the girl the impression that she needs to impress me?!Originally posted by Craig Reeves
How do I impress a girl?
If your aim is to impress a girl or win her approval, you will never impress her.
Strange, I know. But the best way to impress a girl is to treat her as if YOU are the one that needs to be impressed rather than her. You need to treat her as if she's trying to get YOUR approval instead of YOU trying to get HERS. I know this seems like the complete opposite to what most newbies are taught from their parents or society, but if you want to "impress" a girl, you need to stop trying to impress HER, but start treating HER as if SHE need to impress YOU.
Can anyone answer the aforementioned question?Originally posted by Contender
How does this work? How does one treat a girl in such a way to give the girl the impression that she needs to impress me?!
Treat yourself as the prize (No, don't be a pr!ck about it like thinking that you are a god).Originally posted by Contender
How does this work? How does one treat a girl in such a way to give the girl the impression that she needs to impress me?!
I think a huge problem with the majority of people is that they try to understand and figure out what a girl is thinking. Don't try to read into everything that a girl does! Just because she didn't answer your call at 9:34 pm on a Sunday night, or she didn't leave a smiley face at the end of a text message doesn't mean she hates you or likes you or anything... It is completely meaningless. Analyzing a woman's behaviour will create alot more problems than it solves. Don't worry yourself with the jibber-jabberish phone game bullsh*t. Who cares what she thinks of you! Just call her up and take her out. If she doesn't want to go, then no big deal...Originally posted by Craig Reeves
Why doesn't she want to go out with me?
It doesn't matter, and it will be far more trouble than it's worth to find out. All you know is that she doesn't. So.....NEXT!
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
I don't know exactly BUT... I do know this.Originally posted by Contender
How does this work? How does one treat a girl in such a way to give the girl the impression that she needs to impress me?!
One of the properties of "problem solving" is, that you sometimes don't have to understand a problem, in order to solve the problem.Originally posted by Craig Reeves
Why doesn't she want to go out with me?
It doesn't matter, and it will be far more trouble than it's worth to find out. All you know is that she doesn't. So.....NEXT!
Amen brotherNicholas Hill said:I have placed it in the DJB, in its own section.
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.
Craig Reeves said:When should I make a physical advance?
When she's on a high (the part where she seems to be enjoying you the most.) It is best to make ALL of your moves when she's on a high.
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.