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.
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.
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.
haha she's hot as f-ck.. you act like you know her in real life LOL keep dreaming...yeah she a porno queen who caresryannath said:Thugo, that girl in that last pic you showed is fvcking nasty, and you rate her a 10!? lol..she is as pale as a ghost and a super slut.
Well for me, 6's are substandard but I respect your opinion. I see now everyone has different tastes and its interesting to see from this thread !1 point difference is nothing to quibble about. I was actually guessing a though because that pic of her is really small, a side-shot, and doesn't really show her body.
come on G you can't TRULY rate a girl till you see her naked. thats a face pic. unacceptable!Cod3r said:Well for me, 6's are substandard but I respect your opinion. I see now everyone has different tastes and its interesting to see from this thread !
Azn's automatically get extra points and white and black girls automatically get deducted points... lol my scale is so biased...
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^ ^ Finally, because you guys tastes interest me sooo much... Please rate my ex-gf. She's an 8 in my opinion... lol i wouldn't be surprised if you guys say 6 !!
-Cod3r
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
not so fast homey.. my ex is hotter than your ex! and your current girl has a fugly face.. sorry bro for the truth!Cod3r said:^ ^ I just find it funny that most guys on here have ridiculously high standards and yet 99% of them will never attain these women...
Like you chief
-Cod3r
Cod3r said:^ ^ Yet i'm happy :rock:
-Cod3r
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.
DonDan said:Fight Fight Fight Fight!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's MR. Chief to you.Cod3r said:^ ^ Relax and enjoy my ignore list chief
-Cod3r
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.