"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.

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Most memorable daygame rejections?

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Hi there folks,

I’ve been trying some daygame approaches lately. It might sound weird, but I want to get more rejections… these days approaching is very much about inuring myself to rejection - I want to get to place where I genuinely don’t care… all my life I’ve been a chronic ‘nice guy’ and getting past that is my main goal… so far I’ve only had a couple of real overt ‘get lost’ rejections… so I’m wondering, what have been your most memorable rejections? Any really spectacular knock-backs?

Looking forward to hearing your stories!
 

"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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2Rocky

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If you are getting blown out doing daygame you are doing it wrong. Be more indirect and determine her interest before you pitch an instadate or ask for a number. If you are stopping women on the street and get slapped you earned it...
 

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Most day game rejections will not be memorable. There are many pre-pandemic grocery store approaches I did where the conversation fizzled out in 30-60 seconds. Similar things happen in gym and outdoor approaches as well. The more frustrating thing about approach sessions in non-bar venues is not the approach itself, but it is getting the attention of the woman to have more than a 30-60 second conversation.

One of the most unpleasant rejections I got was in a gym. I stopped one of the most fit yet still feminine looking women at my gym at the time on the general gym floor. I asked her out for drinks during our 2nd conversation in a 4 day period. I got some horse shiit story about a recent breakup, which I knew was completely false because she'd been living in the city for something like 6-7 months at the time I approached. I later confirmed it was false when about 6 weeks later I saw her in the grocery store shopping with some guy. Additionally, this was bad because she went to the same gym I went to, so that means I had to see her at the gym. I ended up changing my time to go to the gym for a few months to avoid her. I did end up seeing her at the gym for years after. I haven't seen her at the gym in 2-3 years so I'm guessing she's found a new gym by now.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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I’ve gotten “I’m good” before.lol
 

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There's two that will stand out more than the rest. The first one, I was grocery shopping, and I see the woman with her mom a few times. The last time I pass them, I say to her "hi, I'm DJj". She responds with "okay...." in a, "why are you talking to me, peon" kind of way. While she continues with her errands, as if I didn't exist. While laughing I say "obviously you're not interested". She responds back with "Nope! NOT INTERESTED!" I just chalked it up to her being on her period....

The second is on a day when I approached 9 women. I was on a roll, and was desensitized to rejection by the 9th. I wasn't even interested in her, I just approached to see how desensitized I can become to the rejection. She wasn't attractive at all to me. She was laughing at my attempt to get her number. Being rejected by women that you find attractive is one thing, but being rejected like that by women that you find ugly, just for the sake of momentum is something else.
Which is why I won't ever approach a woman I'm not interested in. I refuse to give them the opportunity to make themselves feel better by rejecting me.
 

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The grocery store aisle pass by when I'm going opposite her and we are going down the aisles in the same orderis the most fun as well as an opportunity to work on your humor.

First pass by Eye contact and "hello"
Second pass by More intense Eye contact "hello again"
Third pass by "We've met 3 times and I don't even know your name...I'm Rocky. " This should spark a conversation

A real interested woman will strike up a conversation on the Second or third time. I've had women hook on the first.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

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.

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Sadly, I've used this one before - if you were a fruit, you'd be a Fineapple.
 

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I can't say there's one that sticks out amongst the others. 99% of them were "I have a boyfriend" responses.
 
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