"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Need help for a friend

backbreaker

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I know this guy who when we first met, he was really really crazy about this girl. he did all the traditional AFC things. called. left messages, etc. flowers, presents, poems the whole bit

he got shot down. bad. he got hurt.


and i'm seeing before my own very eyes.. he's doing the same thing to another girl. however this time, he won't even tell the girl that he likes her. he's cray about her. it's all he talks about. but now he won't even put himself out there.


it's really sad. it's like the previous **** behavior by the old girl just sucked the life out of him and he's petrified to do anything.


I'm ont even making an observation I don't know what to do lol. It's not even about moving on if he moved on right now he'd do the same thing.


and ****, i mean i can't even really blame him. women are *****es in their 20s.


anyone got any advice on what i can do to help him stop the negative loop of rejection?
 

"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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Kailex

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Let him learn on his own. Just be ready to help him when he does ask you for advice.

Otherwise, not much you can do. Sometimes you just have to let people make their own mistakes.

Other than that, you just can't come at him hard... sometimes people just aren't ready to get deprogrammed from one day to the next.
 

MtnMan

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I think the standard sosuave advice applies for your friend.

Yes, women are b!tches! I still feel pain from my ex, I still feel pain from girls that I have dated and lost after a couple weeks.

The only advice I have is get back on the horse, d@amnit! Yes women can be cruel and unusual and hideously selfish. Accept it, and get back on the horse. There are decent girls out there, but the only way to find them is to get out there and get kicked in the nuts a few times. It gets easier with time.

:rockon:
 

AmIAFC

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You know, backbreaker, I'm surprised in you. As a long-time member and a casual observer of the forum, I've taken some interest in a lot of your topics and find most of your points spot on. This one, however, comes as a shock.

On a number of occasions, you've emphasized the need for individual struggle and hardship as prerequisites for personal growth. Your friend is facing personal hardship, and in this case it is not in your place to interfere in this delicate process of growth and understanding. By doing so, you risk jeopardizing and stunting his evolution.

Let me figure it out for himself.
 

"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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