She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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.
What the fvck. Did you even bother paying attention to the date my original post was?1 You clearly haven't swallowed the red pill. You may know about it..but nope, you're still trapped.
2 Had you swallowed the red pill, you wouldn't have wasted so much time thinking about this particular girl.
P.S.
For next women...if they stop contacting you, instead of overanalyze so much just:
a) text them something to see how they react (if they do)
or
b) forget about them, forever.
These are the quickest options to keep your mental balance and go on with your life instead of wasting it.
what ended up happening? did either of you ever reach out to eachother again?What the fvck. Did you even bother paying attention to the date my original post was?
This thread is 2 years old. When I made the post I was all blue pill. 2 years later I've recovered.
Nope never did. Actually the bumping of this thread made me re-think of this situation all over again today haha.what ended up happening? did either of you ever reach out to eachother again?
Totally agree, which is exactly the reason why I'm NOT going NC on this woman I was dating. Basically the same thing as described in the OP happened.The thing I hate about NC in cases like this is that it lets her get away with crappy behavior without consequence... It makes it easy for her.
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.