"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
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.
R.I.P Syd Barrett
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"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
thefonz
Master Don Juan
A sad day indeed. He could have been one of the greats like Elvis or Bob Dylan but went crazy instead. I'll miss him.
I was never the biggest fan of the early Floyd, but an interesting character indeed, if not a more interesting story. A lesson in 'predisposition to mental illness + drugs = disaster'. I think his greastest legacy was carried out in his influnce on those arround him that went on to make the great music that we eventually heard.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
The scary thing is that he was only 60.
:rockon:"Fvck all that, we've gotta get on with this..":rockon:
:rockon:"Fvck all that, we've gotta get on with this..":rockon:
GirlCrazy
Master Don Juan
Yes, a truly sad day.
It's been A piper at the gates of dawn all day on my play list.
It's been A piper at the gates of dawn all day on my play list.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
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.
Bonhomme
Master Don Juan
RIP, Syd :rockon:
penkitten
Master Don Juan
i was always told he lived in a mental institution and all this time he was living in his mothers house in london.... dont you hate tabloid rumors?
wonder what he died of......
wonder what he died of......
Mitch_Mustain
Don Juan
I've got a bike.
You can ride it if you like.
It's got a basket, a bell that rings,
and things to make it look good.
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.
You can ride it if you like.
It's got a basket, a bell that rings,
and things to make it look good.
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.