"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 Ex asked me to hang out...

mtlwlu

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I havent heard from my ex in about 2 months, and I randomly get a text message from her, asking to go out to a bar tonight knowing full well that drinking makes her horny, then she tells me theres a reason why she asked me out:"Ok so theres this one guy that has kinda been creeping me and I know you don't owe me any favours, but if you could be there to help me out i would really like it. your the one guy I trust here."

So do I go and be super man? or should I say F*** it and do my own thing. Im not looking for sex from her, I found better lol.
 

"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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Scars

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No. She made it blatantly obvious she is only hanging out with you because she wants a favor. Perhaps to make other guys jealous, to feel "protected", social proof, or whatever.. Who knows what is going through her head right now, but it's definitely not you.
 

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follow up: I told her "I might have plans tonight, depending is she gets back into town or not" 10 seconds later I get a text "who is she?"
 

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No.

She wants that other guy and wants you there to play a jealousy game on him with.

She wants to use you bro.

If she's really afraid for her life tell her the professionals down at the police station will be happy to help her as they are properly trained for just such a task. :rock:
 

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mtlwlu said:
follow up: I told her "I might have plans tonight, depending is she gets back into town or not" 10 seconds later I get a text "who is she?"
So not only is she trying to use you, she's a selfish attention loving ***** that needs constant reassurance that you like her. She's an ex for a reason. Cut all communication from her, she's no good.
 

"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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sound advice guys! thanks. Just something weird about me protecting her from some guy that a) doesnt even exist b) wont show up to that bar c) hundreds of other people to help her from being "creeped" just doesnt add up.
 

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Sounds familiar. Do not go... period.
 

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She clearly has a hidden agenda and there is no point in trying to figure it out. Ask her what the real reason is or just say flat out, no.
 

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If you guys aren't friends and haven't talked for months then skip.
If you were still good friends after breaking up, I could see this being more acceptable since going out drinking is usually fun in general, so it's no skin off your back to hang out with her (as long as you enjoy her company).
 

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Mr. Me said something in a post awhile ago that really struck me, and it relates to your situation as well. His message was that anytime you are having a real WTF?! moment with a woman, it is not because women are irrational or emotional or illogical (which they are), but because she is bullsh!tting you.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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