"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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my career counselor is HOT. How to approach this one?

MascaraSnake

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She's got 3 years on me (not that I care) but should I just wait until we're done with our business to ask her out?

This is great, though...our 5-minute meeting today ended up becoming 30 minutes of semi-flirty BSing : )
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Career counselor? You mean she's like your boss or something? Watch out with that man, a lot of guys got f*cked by women like that, and I don't mean litteraly. lol.
 

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I say f*ck it! Ask her out, bro. But do it with conviction, otherwise this broad will walk all over your AFC ass.
 

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snowdog said:
Career counselor? You mean she's like your boss or something?
Boss? No, I'm technically disabled (I consider ADD an overdiagnosed condition, but I'm capitalizing off of it) and getting some help doing a job search for college. Most of my counselors have been pretty old...

EDIT: Yeah, pretty sure I'm putting the brakes on this one (at least until we're done working). Read up on it and if it got out, it wouldn't be the best for her career. I'm a dog, but I'm not THAT much of a dog...
 
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toddlips

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MascaraSnake said:
Boss? No, I'm technically disabled (I consider ADD an overdiagnosed condition, but I'm capitalizing off of it) and getting some help doing a job search for college. Most of my counselors have been pretty old...

EDIT: Yeah, pretty sure I'm putting the brakes on this one (at least until we're done working). Read up on it and if it got out, it wouldn't be the best for her career. I'm a dog, but I'm not THAT much of a dog...
Oh come on, bro! Dip it in!
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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She's a career counselor, so she sees a lot of losers every day who tell and show her all their faults. She has a job. You clearly don't. Why would she even think about you outside of work? That said, you could charm her, if you have that personality.
 
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