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.
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.
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.
You dont know the whole story so dont get involved. Most girls are not worth going to jail over.hi2u said:That happens all the time. Don't drag yourself into HER past mistakes & politics. Some guys use cunning charm and wit to get women into bed, other guys use beer and rum. Don't act like your way is a whole lot more morally superior.
sound adviceLJC said:Careful here, man. I've had at least one woman give me a rape story that was completely false (I actually knew the guy she accused well, though she didn't know). For the most part, this could mean one of three things:
1) She's telling a lie and wants to see how "manly" you are in so far as sticking up for her.
2) She's telling the truth and wants to see how forgiving you are with baggage (and there will always be more to come after that).
3) She's telling a half truth; meaning she let this guy bang her when she was trashed and she loved it then, but later regretted it because he turned out to be a total prick when sober. This is the worst kind, because it is literally a combination of the first two.
Whatever the case may be, don't get deep into it, man. You can't win.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Of course it is, she agrees to it and if you are truely a Don Juan, she will want more of it.hi2u said:That happens all the time. Don't drag yourself into HER past mistakes & politics. Some guys use cunning charm and wit to get women into bed, other guys use beer and rum. Don't act like your way is a whole lot more morally superior.
Fukk no, you don't do anything. It's not your business. The b1tch is probably full of sh1t anyway. Can we say AW? If this dude comes up to you making fun of her and disrespects YOU, yeah kick his ass.NSUballer said:well when i was goin out with this chic like 4 months ago she told me one of her "friends" took advantage of her one night when she was wasted(before i knew her) and she said i was the only person she ever told. I was like wtf how am i supposed to react. but i thought to myself if she didnt tell anyone else then wtf am i supposed to do?
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.
You speak the truth kinda sir.NYtomb said:You dont know the whole story so dont get involved. Most girls are not worth going to jail over.
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.