MacAvoy
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Do you's read every thread? If not, then how do you know where the problems are? Do you divide the work amongst yourselves in the forums your responsible for, or is it all indepent, if your around, you do what you can?
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.
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.
We can't release ALL of our secrets...MacAvoy said:Do you's read every thread? If not, then how do you know where the problems are? Do you divide the work amongst yourselves in the forums your responsible for, or is it all indepent, if your around, you do what you can?
And who polices Santa Clause LOLDesdinova said:You know how Santa Claus knows if you've been naughty or nice? We have that natural instinct, and it leads us to the bad posts.
I hated those pledge frat boy like tasksTheVirtualMind said:We can't release ALL of our secrets...
But, you notice how we take on atleast 3 new mods everytime we need people? They are the ones that have to read EVERY thread. Infact, they have to go through every old thread too and make sure that we didn't miss anything.![]()
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.
That would be Mrs. Claus. Then again, he does fly around the world to get away from her...MacAvoy said:And who polices Santa Clause LOL
For me, it's like this:Rollo Tomassi said:We sift through inboxes every day 50 messages deep with titles like:
"This is uncalled for"
"Ban this Troll?"
"Racist"
"More Spam"
"Is Flaming Allowed Now?
Etc. etc. etc.,...
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.