You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
tick37 said:He won't back off because he doesn't know what playing the game really means. He'll be available every time she wants to chat.
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.
DonGorgon said:Like i said you need to do a hit and run away fast..
In the end al that matters is wether you sleep with her or not... she i definately not worth anything more.My Name is Nobody said:lol i still think she was BS'ing me about the abuse.. come on, it was a HUGE test!!
DonGorgon said:In the end al that matters is wether you sleep with her or not... she i definately not worth anything more.
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.
So you would be in an LTR with her..?My Name is Nobody said:Why do you say that? As long as it was just a joke, I think it's funny.
DonGorgon said:So you would be in an LTR with her..?
hmmm... true lets all wait and see.My Name is Nobody said:I have no idea can I get past meeting her first?
I don't see how you read that as a joke.HB8: the first person who molested me was my brothers best friend who he still talks about to this day when I am around
HB8: I found a picture of her at oneof my birthday parties the other day and flipped out, I cried and ripped it up, I mean I have her face like imprinted in my head but to see her sitting next to a little me so small and innocent, I threw up
MNIN: that's raw I don't know how to respond
HB8: yeah, it is alot to take in
HB8: ok so I am tearing up just thinking about this, I usually don't get so emotional but I am sure not feeling well is contributng to me not being able to separate so can we talk about something else? If you have questions, that is cool, I am an open book, just not right now, ok?
HB8: brb
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.
Nighthawk said:I don't see how you read that as a joke.
Neither do I....Nighthawk said:I don't see how you read that as a joke.
DonGorgon said:Neither do I....
I have had that happen and yes i believed it and yes she was a very beautiful psychotic b!tch.... I F'ed her but did not run fast enough and had a hard time extricating myself from her grasp as she begged me to be her man ... cause her Ex man was in jail for trying to kill her...LOL and she had the scars to prove it.My Name is Nobody said:Come on if the first time you chat with a girl off the web told you that right off the bat, you would believe it?
Maybe I just don't want to believe it.
DonGorgon said:I have had that happen and yes i believed it and yes she was a very beautiful psychotic b!tch.... I F'ed her but did not run fast enough and had a hard time extricating myself from her grasp as she begged me to be her man ... cause her Ex man was in jail for trying to kill her...LOL and she had the scars to prove it.
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.
. . . And how do we know this is a woman?Nighthawk said:Women rarely pretend to have been abused for a laugh.
Agreed, I'm going to call her now and find out for sure.Phyzzle said:. . . And how do we know this is a woman?
No , you cant save her from her psychosis or her self... in fact she will hurt you...My Name is Nobody said:Well dammit man, give me the lowdown on how you met her and fukked her. Forget analyzing her psychological profile, let's help a brother out. It's not like I will be continuing the abuse on her, so tell me about your experience.
My Name is Nobody said:Agreed, I'm going to call her now and find out for sure.
DonGorgon said:LOL..
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.