"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

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Poetry?

Toushi

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Do girls really like poetry?

I write poetry (in Portuguese =/), and once, my Portuguese teacher saw a few of mine poems (well, they were in my Portuguese book, so it was kinda unavoidable), and asked me if she could read it to the class. I said so... That time, I got a lot of positive feedback from girls. :yes: One chick (with boyfriend... one very jealous) even came to me and said "that poem of yours made me melt". Lol, it felt good.
Oh, and there was a girl very interested in my poetry, as well as me, but she was a poetry reading nerd, so she does not counts. :nono:

So, in the few situations girls managed to listen/see my poems, it was in classes and stuff... Now, a lot of girls I know, don't even know I write poetry. How would girls feel about poetry, in general? I've got positive feedback.

Well, how about letting them see the poems? I guess just showing the poem it's kinda awkward.

Well, since girls seem to like my poetry I think it would be very, very useful to me. I'm just not sure about how to show my poetry to a girl. =/ Maybe... uhm... let her find them out writed in a ticket/card/book (you know... like when I wrote it was a strike of inspiration, lol), just like it was by mere chance.

Well, let me hear your thoughts about this and about poetry. :rockon:
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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Vincent

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I think the general consensus for those kind of things is that if you can make it work then more power to you. Generally poetry is considered more of an AFC thing, but if you can do it while maintaining your masculinity then more power to you.
 

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I think the trick is to not put it on display, don't make a big deal about it with others. The turn off occurs when you become some artsy heart-on-your-sleeve type that's constantly writing. Be the masculine dude who has that tinge of a sensitive, poetic side.

Of course, that all depends on what kind of poetry you do.
 

DJ4Real

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They like poetry...but don't use poetry as a way to attract them.
 
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