Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Dude,I'm sure glad you're not my friend. With friends like you,who needs enemies. What I don't understand is this:Are there any other girls you can date? I suppose that if this guy were your brother instead of your friend it wouldn't make any difference. I don't believe this girl is special,meaning,I don't think that the way you feel about this girl is a feeling you've never felt before,and cannot feel with another girl who's not your friend's girl friend.RHCP said:Man i dunno...i'm thinking about this the past 2-3 days and i guess she is interested in me.Still i don't want to act directly cause i'm not absolutely sure and don't wanna ruin my friendship but actually if she's truly into me i'll risk it all.Do i have to wait for some times to see how theire releationship is going cause they're together 10 months now.And do i have to wait to see how she's going to feel about me cause in the past months i think we're becoming closer friends...
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Igetit! said:Dude,I'm sure glad you're not my friend. With friends like you,who needs enemies. What I don't understand is this:Are there any other girls you can date? I suppose that if this guy were your brother instead of your friend it wouldn't make any difference. I don't believe this girl is special,meaning,I don't think that the way you feel about this girl is a feeling you've never felt before,and cannot feel with another girl who's not your friend's girl friend.
Wow,can't even trust your own friends.
You plan on marrying this girl? No? So you're willing to toss your friend away just for hopping in bed with the girl a few times,then when it's over,both the girl and your friend will be gone.
But hey,if you think it's worth it,then have at it.
Wise decision. However,I wouldn't sit around waiting for their relationship to come to an end. Go out and live your life. Find some other girls to date. It's good if you're serious about not pursuing this girl,but you still seem to be under the impression that this is the only girl in the world,and you're waiting on your friend to get finished with her so you can have your turn. You need to get out of this kind of thinking. Even if she were single and available,if you were to approach her and try to date her with this frame of mind,she'd sense the neediness coming from you and be turned off.RHCP said:f*ck it you're right i'll screw it it's not worth it maybe after everything between them it's over
Maybe you're right but i quit that type of thinking a long ago...i tell you this time is different - it's not just physical attraction it is something moreIgetit! said:Wise decision. However,I wouldn't sit around waiting for their relationship to come to an end. Go out and live your life. Find some other girls to date. It's good if you're serious about not pursuing this girl,but you still seem to be under the impression that this is the only girl in the world,and you're waiting on your friend to get finished with her so you can have your turn. You need to get out of this kind of thinking. Even if she were single and available,if you were to approach her and try to date her with this frame of mind,she'd sense the neediness coming from you and be turned off.
No girl wants to be the sun in your universe.
Quit thinking that this girl,or any girl you come in contact with is "the one",and that YOU HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT,or you'll be alone.
That type of thinking will keep you single.
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.
Dude,you're starting to scare me. You sound like a woman. What,do you think this girl is your soulmate or something? I agree with Lexington:You don't even know this girl. You haven't been in a relationship with her,or spent extended one on one time with her. You're infatuated. This is all in your head. You shouldn't even be talking like this.RHCP said:Maybe you're right but i quit that type of thinking a long ago...i tell you this time is different - it's not just physical attraction it is something more
i like the inner self of the girl and her personality i think she likes mine too...
Igetit! said:Dude,you're starting to scare me. You sound like a woman. What,do you think this girl is your soulmate or something? I agree with Lexington:You don't even know this girl. You haven't been in a relationship with her,or spent extended one on one time with her. You're infatuated. This is all in your head. You shouldn't even be talking like this.
You say this time is different? No,no,this is ALL in your head. If you had been dating her for a while,then you said this,ok,that would at least be a little more credible. But you're on the outside looking at this girl imaging what a relationship with her would be like. Of course everything looks good now because it's all a fantasy. You get into a relationship with her,then you're really be in for a dose of reality.
Stop daydreaming dude. This girl is human. She burps and farts just like you do. This isn't a movie where all the mistakes and imperfections are edited out.
Get ahold of yourself and snap out of it.
I'll tell you what then:You want her? Then go get her.RHCP said:That thing with the souls was a little wrong it's from the englishi didn't know just how to say it.And i actually know the girl from before and i had spent time with her.It's not just in my head.I'm not a stupid man.Told you once that it's not just physical attraction.Look...i know it's wrong i'll quit it but i feel there is something...And what the f*ck is that wrong.A man don't choose with who to fall in love.I'm sorry it's just the way it is.
FRIENDS. You are friends, and you're an AFC. You can't see it at the moment, you're trying to tell yourself you're not, but you are.RHCP said:Man i dunno...i'm thinking about this the past 2-3 days and i guess she is interested in me.Still i don't want to act directly cause i'm not absolutely sure and don't wanna ruin my friendship but actually if she's truly into me i'll risk it all.Do i have to wait for some times to see how theire releationship is going cause they're together 10 months now.And do i have to wait to see how she's going to feel about me cause in the past months i think we're becoming closer friends...
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.