"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Really need a man’s advice. He broke up w/ his ex. Got with me. Got back w/her. They broke up and now he’s back w/ me. Has he developed feelings?

"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.

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BackInTheGame78

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okay I’ll address all of your questions.

I like him because he’s very attractive, he’s really funny, has a great job, a home, older, wants to settle down so he’s done with the dating without a purpose phase.

I got on the plane because I thought he had realized he wanted to be with be me - not his ex.

how attractive am I compared to his ex? Well we’re both petite and have curly hair so we’re similar in features.Personally I don’t think she’s all that attractive, she’s his age so she looks much older IMO, and I have a more natural look. Here are some pics of both of us. I tried to show us done up, body, face, etc. for a fair comparison

me:
https://i.imgur.com/Oqz0fuD.jpg

her:
https://i.imgur.com/u1eOy53.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/IxrA2Mg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Mn4YMiF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/E1xHdTq.png
https://imgur.com/a/k2OOeEc
Damn! How did I miss random hot chick pics?? ;)

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Dilemma99

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And he’s back to looking at her stories again lol.

I called him on FT and I saw his laptop behind him with her Instagram story on the screen. They don’t even follow each other!
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Velasco

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can you please explain how he’s acting like a woman
Hes a loser. Hes chasing someone who doesnt want him. You're chasing someone who doesnt want you (him). Shes chasing someone who doesnt want her. Someone you dont want (here or offline) is chasing you. Guaranteed you've received a PM or two from a member here trying consult you through these trying time lol.
 

mrgoodstuff

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Hes a loser. Hes chasing someone who doesnt want him. You're chasing someone who doesnt want you (him). Shes chasing someone who doesnt want her. Someone you dont want (here or offline) is chasing you. Guaranteed you've received a PM or two from a member here trying consult you through these trying time lol.
Lol crazy
 

Dilemma99

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Don’t do that.

Don’t come through here with this ‘damsel in distress’ routine.

Let me know how many DMs you get on here from guys saying something like, “if you ever need advice, just let me know.

(roll eyes)
.........what are you going on about?
 

Dilemma99

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Hes a loser. Hes chasing someone who doesnt want him. You're chasing someone who doesnt want you (him). Shes chasing someone who doesnt want her. Someone you dont want (here or offline) is chasing you. Guaranteed you've received a PM or two from a member here trying consult you through these trying time lol.
Ahhh I see.

Actually I haven’t gotten any PM ‍*shrug
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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RangerMIke

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NoI definitely don’t lol.

I clearly don’t have much dating experience so can you please explain how he’s acting like a woman?
Flakey... no emotional control. On off on off... it's not very masculine. Adding and blocking people on Instagram... my teenage daughters do that sh1t. Getting mad... begging his ex to take him back... actually believing he CAN go back.
 
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