I fully expect some pickup report attempts of the nurses in that hospital unit till then.comic_relief said:I get discharged from the hospital on Thursday
- comic_relief
Have a fast and speedy recovery.
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.
I fully expect some pickup report attempts of the nurses in that hospital unit till then.comic_relief said:I get discharged from the hospital on Thursday
- comic_relief
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 made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Glad you are home and keep us posted on your progress.comic_relief said:I'm happy being back at home. I got moved to the basement that is mainly handicap friendly. The epic adventure to regain use of my arm and leg now begins. PT and OT have now been replaced to twice a day as well. Weights have been ordered. Everything is now improving!
I have also begun to restart playing Dungeons & Dragons with my girlfriend and friends. So some normalcy has returned as well!
- comic_relief
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.
Welcome back to the forum... we've all missed you!Francisco d'Anconia said:I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds.
My doctor told me that it would serve me well later on.Francisco d'Anconia said:I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds.
Thanks, its good to see old gang. :cheer::cheer::cheer:penkitten said:Welcome back to the forum... we've all missed you!
Glad to see that it's paying off! :rockon:comic-relief said:My doctor told me that it would serve me well later on.