I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
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.
Tomthebomb said:You're pressured at the possibility that she's not sexing other blokes while she's dating you? Sounds pretty gay.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
OK where is Zinc and who is this creature that is posting as him now?zinc4 said:No...it was just a little fast feeling when i first saw it...i actually do like her and think there is some real potential there...i just have a problem with relationships in general and commitment in general and was a little flustered when i first saw it because we never talked about anything serious...but like i said, i like her...
Update: I called her tonight and i am meeting her and her GFs for their girl's night out this Saturday night (we originally planned this as our first date but move it up one week) then she asks me where i am staying because i am coming from out of town....i tell her a hotel again and she informs me that she is staying with her friends one of their houses and honestly i am quite surprised...and my voice tone is probably noticeably a little different...
i was shocked to be honest...didn't see it coming....i agree to it on the phone trying to play it off and she asks if i am sure it's ok...and asks if i am ok...and then she says if you don't want to still go just let me know....this was surprising as well...i am usually the one saying stuff like this...
Right after we hang up i decide to write a text message saying actually, it does feel a bit strange to me... i had a good time meeting you but we both shouldn't waste our time with this...good luck meeting other guys....
Because honestly, i was ready to cut it off and meet other women Saturday night...no sleeping together 2nd date after 1st date sex...never happened to me ever before...felt like a slap in the face...just as i was about to press the send button i get a message from her
Hi Zinc, i had a great night and I really enjoyed it, but I don't like that type of hotel at all....or we can go back to your place? Too far?
I called her back really quick and told her it was ok...
Still seems a bit weird to me...maybe the hotel makes her feel cheap or something...it's a pretty low budget hotel....kind of a love motel type deal...
Anyone else have this type of thing happen before....i have to admit she has me guessing a little...usually i feel much more sure of things after first meeting a girl and post sex...she has my hamster spinning a little so to speak...,,,at first i thought her IL was sky high and now i am not so sure...
zinc4 said:yeah, i guess i am acting strange...something this one did must have gotten in my head somehow...thanks for pointing this out...you are right...i would never typically even agree to girls night out and i usually don't care about stuff like this....
no my Gf didn't break up with me...we are on a mutual break......i think i am just getting really homesick over here...my energy seems to be draining somehow
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.
It definitely shows you where her head is at. I've had this happen before. In a way I thought of it as a badge of honor because they are going all-in so quickly! Check out my post about one-night stands.zinc4 said:yeah, i guess i am acting strange...something this one did must have gotten in my head somehow...thanks for pointing this out...you are right...i would never typically even agree to girls night out and i usually don't care about stuff like this....
no my Gf didn't break up with me...we are on a mutual break......i think i am just getting really homesick over here...my energy seems to be draining somehow
cordoncordon said:Well personally what I would do in a case like this, where you are weakened both mentally and spiritually, is just take a break from girls all together. I realize that you are over in a foreign country and may not have a ton of guy friends there, but I believe you said you are coming back to the USA soon anyway right? So just forget about girls for a while. I think you are starting to understand what I talked to you about a while ago. Dating multiple girls and sluuuuts for long periods of time can be exhausting and a rather unfulfilling way to live. It's great short term, but long term it gets old, very fast. It seems as if you are dating all of these different girls just to try and fill a void that you are experiencing in your life right now. That never works. I've tried it brah, it just doesn't.
So anyway, concentrate on your karate or whatever it is you do over there, work out, explore the city...freshen up in all ways. So that way when you come back here to the USA, your mind is in the right place for whatever it is you want to do with your life.
I wouldn't assume this. Its very possible she just got tired of all the dumbazz messages guys send her and felt beat down by it all.zinc4 said:I just noticed that a pof chick I banged this weekend took down her pics on Sunday.....kind of odd like she is already thinking of me as exclusive....I am not sure what to make of it. I feel a little pressured.