Forty0ztoFreedom
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Well, it sounds worse out of context. There was rapport there.
"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.
Need texting advice for a girl I met Saturday night
- Thread starter Funlol
- Start date
"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.
Huffman
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Ah, one more thing about texting: when you wanna arrange another meeting/date, never text, always call!
Why? She's not prepared for your call. Meaning she's not prepared to play you. When you propose a date then she will more likely give you an instant and and honest answer straight out.
If you text her then she will take her sweet time, thinking of how to control the situation, how to play her cards right... yeah, the same as you probably do.
AND IT MEANS YOURE NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO EVEN CALL HER, YOU PANSY
Why? She's not prepared for your call. Meaning she's not prepared to play you. When you propose a date then she will more likely give you an instant and and honest answer straight out.
If you text her then she will take her sweet time, thinking of how to control the situation, how to play her cards right... yeah, the same as you probably do.
AND IT MEANS YOURE NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO EVEN CALL HER, YOU PANSY
teacha
Senior Don Juan
Does calling a girl rather than texting really make a difference?
I think if she genuinely likes you she will respond whether you text/call/IM her, really don't think a call gonna make a difference here.
btw I don't think leaving a voicemail would have helped anyways since she's gonna see his missed call anyway & already has his number on her phone (from the earlier text). If she likes him, she will call/text, simple.
I think if she genuinely likes you she will respond whether you text/call/IM her, really don't think a call gonna make a difference here.
btw I don't think leaving a voicemail would have helped anyways since she's gonna see his missed call anyway & already has his number on her phone (from the earlier text). If she likes him, she will call/text, simple.
I know a couple girls who save a guy's number they don't really wanna talk to & not interested in as 'don't answer'.Jayer said:
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Huffman
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You have a point, but I just like calling better. Texting feels very unpersonal - and frankly I don't like the feel of you sending her a text, waiting forever for an answer. Then you arrange a time, text back and forth and back and forth... what a pain!
I think calling makes it easier for both her and you.
I think calling makes it easier for both her and you.
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.