Nothin like some good incest right?gpshields3 said:You tappin' those girls in the last picture? That's what's up!
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.
Nothin like some good incest right?gpshields3 said:You tappin' those girls in the last picture? That's what's up!
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.
Nah, its just that i either get "youre reallyy hot" or they seem unattracted...bigneil said:I didn't look at the photos.
But if a man needs to ask a bunch of anonymous men whether or not he's good looking, chance are he is not.
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.
Don't pay bigneil any mind. He gets sensitive when he hasn't seen his therapist in a whilebigneil said:I didn't look at the photos.
But if a man needs to ask a bunch of anonymous men whether or not he's good looking, chance are he is not.
Take it from one star who takes Prozac.gpshields3 said:Don't pay bigneil any mind. He gets sensitive when he hasn't seen his therapist in a while
Is this like when a man needs to ask a bunch of anonymous men whether or not his girlfriend is cute and he has them rate her?bigneil said:I didn't look at the photos.
But if a man needs to ask a bunch of anonymous men whether or not he's good looking, chance are he is not.
AlexDP said:Is this like when a man needs to ask a bunch of anonymous men whether or not his girlfriend is cute and he has them rate her?
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.