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.
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.
Alle_Gory said:Wait, so during the second world war, these German companies were still traded internationally or was that all restricted to German borders only once the war was well underway. I'm curious how many of them survived four years of war. I know Siemens survived by helping out the regime at the time, helping with various fund raising, lending their equipment and etc.
But what about the rest of them?
Another book I read years ago "Russia at War" decribed that on the morning of the June 1941 invasion, German soldiers who were tasked to secure the rail lines recalled tanker trains of Russian oil headed into occupied Poland. It was also fact that the US sent a huge percentage of its scrap steel to Japan right up until Pearl Harbor.Bible_Belt said:Companies in Florida were very happy to sell phosphates to the Nazis long after the war had started, but the US had not joined. After the US joined the war, Congress eventually passed the Trading with the Enemy Act, which forbade such behavior, but before then it was open season. I have run across old newspaper articles from the late 1930's with headlines like Nazi's to Buy More Florida Phosphates! Those articles typically have a happy overtone, stating how great it was that Florida was getting business from the Nazis. It was good for the local economy.
What is your problem? My post was spot on. All facts. Nobody could deny that Hitler helped the German economy. Nobody could deny that America was having serious issues in the 30's with its economy. You are reporting me for saying that? You are the Ultimate Troll!! Even guys who usually don't agree with me are agreeing with me on this one!Alle_Gory said:I never asked about America. Thanks for trolling, post reported.
All anyone agrees on is that you are DONE.BigJimbo said:What is your problem? My post was spot on. All facts. Nobody could deny that Hitler helped the German economy. Nobody could deny that America was having serious issues in the 30's with its economy. You are reporting me for saying that? You are the Ultimate Troll!! Even guys who usually don't agree with me are agreeing with me on this one!
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.