CAPSLOCK BANDIT
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2020
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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.
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.
Just quote them and I'll provide contextI'm dying to ask @CAPSLOCK BANDIT about some of these I don't quite get, but I figure they're scenes from movies or tv shows I don't know
Yes, I must be identifying that way.Naw, you still identify as feminist.
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.
I get it if you want to make fun of me while doing it, have at it. My curiosity is always bigger than my ego.Just quote them and I'll provide context
If you can't handle civil discourse you can leave.Yes, I must be identifying that way.
Could be key to why I'm stubbornly not paying down debt sooner and becoming financially free with savings and investments?
Like, why don't I want to be free of that red flag and identify as a submissive homemaker?
No just quote what you do not understand, memes are built to be like inside jokesI get it if you want to make fun of me while doing it, have at it. My curiosity is always bigger than my ego.
Sorry, this one I don't quite get. Is this from a movie?
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.
Yes, I appreciate your encouragement. Don't think you believe I'm near the same wavelength as you. Caught some frostiness there. All good.If you can't handle civil discourse you can leave.
It's all good, I just recognized your posting style from Love Shack.Yes, I appreciate your encouragement. Don't think you believe I'm near the same wavelength as you. Caught some frostiness there. All good.
90 Day Fiance. Watch all of it, you won't regret it.Sorry, this one I don't quite get. Is this from a movie?
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.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.