kingxxxman
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Will do. And anyone else care to weigh in?
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
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.
Interesting. How will I know that she's lost feelings for the other guy?Starkwell said:A high school student in a LTR haha. Most girls under 24 are way too immature to handle a relationship and this is what you have here. She got dumped and wants the guy back but she will be only used for sex when the guy wants it. You are the "stand in" guy until she thinks she can get back with the ex. So she will be hot and cold with you. I'm sure that is something that you don't want.
Go out and meet other girls and don't get involved in relationships because most of them never work out especially with a girl who has feelings for another guy because she won't have the same feelings for you.
Well, if she lost her feelings for him she would be with you right now. Right? She wouldn't be holding on and waiting for him to get back with her.kingxxxman said:Interesting. How will I know that she's lost feelings for the other guy?
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.
You get back at her by stopping your reaching out to her and ignoring her and going on with your life. Every day you drain your emotional energy over this stuff, you're losing. So stop reaching out. If you go 1 month NC maybe she'll text you, and you can ignore it because you've seen her true colors;or you can explore it--but if you keep pegging at her you're just pushing her further away. It would be better to let the entire situation free from your mind and focus on other women whom are more receptive and not leaving you in a dark chasm of mystery.kingxxxman said:So she just completed ignored one of my texts today. I'm done with this girl. How do I get back at her?
who cares. why would you want a girl back who rejected you the first time? find someone else that will want to be with you. You won't get any from her. She won't give you any. All you need to know is that she chose the ex over you and is ignoring you. move on and meet other girls. That is all you can do or it will eat you up.kingxxxman said:If I get past this girl, is there any chance she can come back into my life? I feel like I don't have the closure that I really need.
why did you still bother to text her when she said she needed time alone? take the hint dude. she didn't want to hear from you. then you still texted her. so of course she is still going to ignore you.kingxxxman said:So she just completed ignored one of my texts today. I'm done with this girl. How do I get back at her?
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Buddha_Mind said:You get back at her by stopping your reaching out to her and ignoring her and going on with your life. Every day you drain your emotional energy over this stuff, you're losing. So stop reaching out. If you go 1 month NC maybe she'll text you, and you can ignore it because you've seen her true colors;or you can explore it--but if you keep pegging at her you're just pushing her further away. It would be better to let the entire situation free from your mind and focus on other women whom are more receptive and not leaving you in a dark chasm of mystery.