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.
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.
Brah...MtnMan said:hah! a twist to this ridiculous story. There seems to be some confusion in posts above, I did respond to her initial friendzoning with something to the effect of
"lol, friendzoned without ever meeting, that has to be a record! that must have been a hell of a vacation"
I just got back a response:
"I LOVED your response! you're a funny dude! It was an amazing trip. I think we should chill. DO IT!! DO IT!"
hah! crazy beotch.
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.
Think you could bang this one. And....I think you should. If for nothing else, do it in the name of science.MtnMan said:hah! a twist to this ridiculous story. There seems to be some confusion in posts above, I did respond to her initial friendzoning with something to the effect of
"lol, friendzoned without ever meeting, that has to be a record! that must have been a hell of a vacation"
I just got back a response:
"I LOVED your response! you're a funny dude! It was an amazing trip. I think we should chill. DO IT!! DO IT!"
hah! crazy beotch.
I LOLed.Peaks&Valleys said:Think you could bang this one. And....I think you should. If for nothing else, do it in the name of science.
I honestly think you might be right, considering attempting just because my level of fvcks is so low for this chick that it actually might work out.Peaks&Valleys said:Think you could bang this one. And....I think you should. If for nothing else, do it in the name of science.
Make this a little social experiment.
You may have come on to something here: Whenever a girl comes back from Ecuador and says she met someone. All this means is she wants to get railed.
Ok so she's confirmed mental, but as others pointed out you have a good shot at railing her so go for it.MtnMan said:"I LOVED your response! you're a funny dude! It was an amazing trip. I think we should chill. DO IT!! DO IT!"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.