"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
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.
Putting things into perspective... shows how lucky we are
- Thread starter Sometimes
- Start date
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
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.
Scrumtulescence
Master Don Juan
"Lucky"? Bullshit. I'm not in jail for a reason.
Dimebag_Darrell
Banned
That sh*t makes me sad
T Money
Senior Don Juan
I'm sure a handful of those guys are innocent, just in the wrong place a the wrong time, but there's nothing "lucky" about me not being in jail.
I'm proud of who I am. And even if I were IN jail, I wouldn't be posting pics of myself trying to get a girl to write me. She's got millions of options:
"Hmm, should I go talk to this guy sitting at the bar? Or write that letter to the inmate who's getting parole'd in 2015?"
Do the math fellas.
I'm proud of who I am. And even if I were IN jail, I wouldn't be posting pics of myself trying to get a girl to write me. She's got millions of options:
"Hmm, should I go talk to this guy sitting at the bar? Or write that letter to the inmate who's getting parole'd in 2015?"
Do the math fellas.
Sometimes
Don Juan
When I mean 'lucky' i mean that we HAVE the power to change our circumstances. (Girls wise)
What about those guys? They're basically f*cked.
If and when they leave all their youth will be gone.
Just think about that when your lonely, those guys have it a million times worse.
(yeah ignore the fact that they are prob murders
, be more empathetic guys, they have to live sad lives)
What about those guys? They're basically f*cked.
Whats sad is that their ONLY option.
If and when they leave all their youth will be gone.
Just think about that when your lonely, those guys have it a million times worse.
(yeah ignore the fact that they are prob murders
, be more empathetic guys, they have to live sad lives)"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Empathy for a murderer who is paying the consequences for his actions?
Yes, he made a mistake when he chose to kill someone. It could have even been decades ago. He could feel complete remorse and be a different person. But he still made the choice to cross the line, knowing the risks of his actions, and he is paying the price.
The day I feel sorrow for a criminal getting what he deserves is the day I forfeit my own integrity. There is a reason why I am not in prison for murder... the same reason that they are: the moment that you violate someone else's rights (especially when it comes to taking their life), is the moment you renounce your own.