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.
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.
Originally posted by BigMike
If you're saying she looks just like the girl you got deported, then its probably her, lol.
Now she has a real SS# and is using her real name...Man she is stalking you:crackup:
Originally posted by HeartlessBtch
:crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
Payback is a bytch... here you have your dirty conscience playing tricks on you.
Oh... and if it's her, get ready for the bitter sweet revenge, spanish women don't fck with that sht
Do you by any chance have a drug or drinking problem? :crackup:Originally posted by Immaculate
Ok, here's the update
She came over last night. I was still suspicious. So I managed to get her clothes off and I checked around her thigh for a birthmark that my ex had. It wasn't there.
So that's one sign it isn't her. But I'm still not convinced. She has ALMOST the exact same body as my ex.. boob size and all. She has almost the exact same voice. I did look at the car she was driving and it was not the car of my ex which is good. I even stooped so low as to go into her purse when she was sleeping to see her ID, but she didn't have an ID in her purse!!! I'm still suspicious, because I broke up with my ex like 3 months ago. She kept calling me even after we broke up. But ever since I met this new girl she hasn't called me once. Even this new girls personality is like my ex. Damn, I feel like I'm still dating my EX!
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Originally posted by Lost In Translation
quote : Immaculate
But you know? My poor dad stormed into my house after the call and demanded I put all my drugs in front of him (I didn't have any at the time, honestly)
i don't know how to say this in a nice way.
i was thinking you must be on drugs.
how can you not recognise from her eyes the woman you used to f*ck ?
get off the drugs and i am sure things will become clear
good luck
Lost In Translation
**AUSTRALIAN STREET PIMP**
Lost that's the funniest thing I've read today.it is working because you are so UN CIA material you can't tell from looking into someones eyes if it is the same person
Originally posted by TACH
Lost that's the funniest thing I've read today.
Immaculate, seriously, you may want to re-evaluate what you're doing. I'd say get off the drugs, and def. lose the broad. Did this chick at least play it smart enough that she asked for directions to your house or did she just say 'let me come over' and poof she's at your door?:crackup:
Run, and do it quickly.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Originally posted by ~ªêQµïTª$~
1) I call bull**** on this whole thread.
2) Immaculate is a bored drug addict.
3) Immaculate is a troll
4) If anyone here believes this bullsh!t, then I feel sorry for you.
5) wtf?!
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.
it's herOriginally posted by Immaculate
no man.. this girl is like her twin sister ,, i'm not kidding...
I'm actually suspicious it IS my Ex fooling me somehow because I broke up with her.
/Originally posted by darth yoda
You remind me of a girl, that I once knew.
See her face whenever I, I look at you.
You won't believe all of the things she put me through.
This is why I just can't get with you.
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.