"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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ebracer05

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My buddy has a question he asked me some advice on and I thought you all would be a valuable resource.

He has a girl he's really interested in f-closing, but she's leaving for Scottland in less than 2 weeks and so it needs to happen soon. He asked her to go to the zoo with him tomorrow and she's being really sketchy and hasn't given an answer yet (which I would say is a bad sign). He's got another girl who's so in to him she's willing to take off work to spend time with him, but he's not so interested in her. My first thought was that he should just ditch the girl he's interested in and spend time with the girl he's not interested in to send the girl he is interested in a message. But, since she's leaving so quickly, I don't know if that's the best game plan.

Would you guys no contact her for the rest of today?

Send her a text to the effect of "tik tok tik tok honey, the clock is ticking and i don't hear from you soon, i won't have time for you anymore".

Send a different text all together?

Or just make plans with the other girl?
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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PDubb75

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Might have to waive the white flag there. I would not send that text, or any other text. If she's not interested, that text will go over horribly. If she is interested, it will happen without needing to send that.

He doesn't need to make plans with that other girl if hes not interested in her, though. If Scotland girl doesn't like him that way, she won't get jealous by it. He would just be wasting his time at the zoo with someone he doesn't want to be with.

How long will this girl be in Scotland? Is she moving there or something?
 

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PDubb75 said:
Might have to waive the white flag there. I would not send that text, or any other text. If she's not interested, that text will go over horribly. If she is interested, it will happen without needing to send that.

He doesn't need to make plans with that other girl if hes not interested in her, though. If Scotland girl doesn't like him that way, she won't get jealous by it. He would just be wasting his time at the zoo with someone he doesn't want to be with.

How long will this girl be in Scotland? Is she moving there or something?
Good words. You're right.

And she is moving there. So this is the last leg of the journey for him.
 
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