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.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
On the other hand it becomes more and more acceptable . More local next-door-women do this thus they'll lure in more and more men..It's a clear sign of the climate this ( dating ) era is in."Soared" my @ss OP. Sh1t's starting to plateau if it hasn't already
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OnlyFans Gross Revenue Rises 9% to $7.2 Billion in 2024
OnlyFans reported $7.22 billion in gross revenue, up 9%, and pre-tax profit of $684 million, up 4% for its 2024 fiscal year.variety.com
From the article: "The latest OnlyFans results show its revenue and earnings growing at a slower pace than in past years. In 2021, OnlyFans saw gross revenue shoot up 118%, driven by the global COVID pandemic, followed by annual increases of 16% and 19% in 2022 and 2023, respectively."
Might be a good time to short.
Growth rates 2021-2024, in order by year
118
16
19
9
I bet the 19% growth in '23 had some creative accounting involved.
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.
On the other hand it becomes more and more acceptable . More local next-door-women do this thus they'll lure in more and more men..It's a clear sign of the climate this ( dating ) era is in.
We'll see if OF reached it's peak ..
The world's oldest profession isn't going anywhere, but the dollar amounts go up and down with the economy. Not that I was there, but there are stories of Eastern Europe after the fall of the USSR where prostitutes were going for the price of a sandwich.
The lowest price I remember was $7/hr.The world's oldest profession isn't going anywhere, but the dollar amounts go up and down with the economy. Not that I was there, but there are stories of Eastern Europe after the fall of the USSR where prostitutes were going for the price of a sandwich.