so im going to be spending time with my soon to be gf for new years eve. i dont really have any plans since its kinda last minute. i was going to a party but i kinda want some one on one time. anyone here wanna share some ideas?
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.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
That sh!t is too soft cutty. I'm talkn bout Hennessy! :rockon:trojanman88 said:wine? nigga im talking about champagne
Some people enjoy staying in and relaxing as opposed to going out, especially on NYE. It's expensive, very crowded, excessive amount of drunks doing stupid things, etc. I have several friends that sit at home and watch their TV until midnight, then go to sleep. I just make sure to find the right people to hang out with.ILikeGirls<3 said:Friend A called 5 dudes, got blown off by 4 and 1 was staying in honest. My best friend called a kid who was having a party, and he wont answer. One girl I know is eating in with her parents... right. WTF so stuck up in New Jersey! I'm restless so I had to let a little AFC go lol, you can understand how frustrating this is. Not so much that I can't go to a bar myself which I can, but that my friends don't even care that they are sitting home doing nothing on New Years Eve. Does anyone on here have a friend who when you say, "Let's go out its New Years Eve." they go "So?"
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.