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.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
:yes:Obsidian said:post a bulletin that says "NEW PICS -- NEED COMMENTS!!!"
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.
Yo man, you asked a question and you got the right answer. I've seen both guys and girls post bulletins "NEW PIX!! PLEASE COMMENT! - I'll Comment Back".Tear Gas said:asking for comments is just pathetic..if a girl wants to comment, she'll comment
or you can comment on her pictures and sometimes they comment back
I.A.F.Y.B. said:Lift weights and post pictures of your muscles.
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.
I do that too, like I just recently posted the new pictures to a dance I just went to recently, and my bulletin title was "who still goes to school dances?" and the topic was "I do haha." People will see that I have a new default picture within the dance and will get the message in their heads that I want them to comment my pics.Nexus Polaris said:Making a "New Pics" bulletin is good, but asking for comments does come off as needy.
I like to do it in a fun and humorous way. Post something like, "New Pics! Go check 'em out, you bastards!"
^^^Exactly the internet is all about looks if you dont have good ones stay off.MooseGod said:It's really easy: Be good looking and sit back and wait.
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.