Most embarassing rejection you've gotten?

"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.

Naughty Ninja

Banned

May 14, 2010

Lorekeeper,

You know (or should know) as well as I do that her "friend" is JEALOUS that the one you tease likes you. They probably both put up their "hot babe" front to guys and now angry girl is getting insecure as her friend may drift away from her towards you leaving her with no security blanket to both act "hawt" together. Keep up the good work and don't let any AFC tendencies show even if angry girl doesn't like it. There's a fine line between love and "hate". And I think angry girl likes you, thinks you're Alpha and hasn't found a guy who doesn't kiss her a$$ and is jealous her friend is going along with you. Again, keep it up. Good work!

"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.