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.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
Be careful what you use in supposed good conjunction with God's name.Chaotixxx said:It seriously is. Discuss.
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.
yea but that richest man probably had like 12 wives...Nighthawk said:I grew up in the seventies when porn was a ripped up bit of Mayfair (printed soft porn) in some wasteland or a two second full frontal in a foreign movie.
A hundred years ago the richest man in the world couldn't get better than some naughty etchings.
Now every spotty un-humpable teen with internet access has streamed hardcore in all varieties and live cam-whores for free. Count your blessings.
This is the biggest AFC move yet - a dude buys porn for a girl and not for himself, and spends $60 at that!STR8UP said:Jeez.....went to the naughty store with my ex g/f and she wanted a DVD, but according to her the chicks HAD to be hot, so I ended up spending like $60 on ONE stupid movie. The chicks WERE hot but that was definitely not the best 60 bucks I ever spent.
Last Man Standing said:This is the biggest AFC move yet - a dude buys porn for a girl and not for himself, and spends $60 at that!
I never bought a porn movie or magazine in my life!! God's gift to men is women - not hors!!!
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.
Lmao, I clicked the link in your sig and the first thing I see is free XXX downloads. Clown.jesusrules said:i actually dont like it, its a waste of time and money. i would rather spend my money on something way better than a stupid porn dvd.
so to me its not a gift from god.
If you can read this thread, then it is free. (refer to jesusrules' sig) When did money ever come into the picture?Last Man Standing said:This is the biggest AFC move yet - a dude buys porn for a girl and not for himself, and spends $60 at that!
I never bought a porn movie or magazine in my life!! God's gift to men is women - not hors!!!
Only fools pay for porn.jesusrules said:i actually dont like it, its a waste of time and money. i would rather spend my money on something way better than a stupid porn dvd.
so to me its not a gift from god.
I've wondered about that. If I get a hooker and have a camera man, is it legal? Either way the women are still getting paid for sex.lordson said:porn stars are just prostitutes
:kick:STR8UP said:Jeez.....went to the naughty store with my ex g/f and she wanted a DVD, but according to her the chicks HAD to be hot, so I ended up spending like $60 on ONE stupid movie. The chicks WERE hot but that was definitely not the best 60 bucks I ever spent.