Leprechaun2013
Don Juan
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- Mar 28, 2013
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She's banging the friend.
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
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.
Boom. Nice job man.Jair213 said:Broke up with her. I told her that things weren't working out.
And other things.
Last thing she said was this
Her. You don't even say whatt you think, not even for things like this. It's astonishing what your pride could be able to do. Bye
Witch I didn't respond too.
I really don't see any point to your advice. She lost interest, ignored him. is fighting with him, has another guy. Why should he wait to put up with 2 more weeks of that sh1t? Do you think it's going to get any better? Why should he reply to her texts when she ignores his? You want him to have 2 more weeks of that? Betas wait instead of getting out, she would of dumped him if he didn't end it. Some guys really need to grow a pair when initiating a break up. Don't get into LDR's either, it's a waste of time and money.Mauser96 said:Her behavior says she is:
a) losing interest and using this to start a fight/send signals to initiate a breakup
This is what I have often referred to as over-texting.........maybe it should be called "chasing by text"
Reply to her texts, but don't initiate. Give it two weeks of this, and if things haven't turned around?? Dump her and move on
Jair213 said:Broke up with her. I told her that things weren't working out.
And other things.
Last thing she said was this
Her. You don't even say whatt you think, not even for things like this. It's astonishing what your pride could be able to do. Bye
Witch I didn't respond too.
Wise words Emi! I think we can all learn something from that post.Emi02Jill said:I ever meet such problem before, after the high recommendation of one of my good friends, I got a cell phones signal booster, everything is OK now. You can have a try!
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.