"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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Okay so I've been dating this girl 3 dates so far .. All seems to be going okay, we arranged to do something tomorrow the other day .. So this morning I messaged her asking if we're still on for tomorrow ... And she said that she can't now due to starting a new bar shift as manager .. At such a pub .. So I was like okay no probs ... And then she messaged me back again straight after .. Saying its at such a pub and that I'm free to pop down ... Now I'm willing to call in .. But what's got on my nerves is that we planned something and she made new plans and didn't let me know .. Disrespectful. Am I over thinking this ?
 

"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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Okay so I've been dating this girl 3 dates so far .. All seems to be going okay, we arranged to do something tomorrow the other day .. So this morning I messaged her asking if we're still on for tomorrow ... And she said that she can't now due to starting a new bar shift as manager .. At such a pub .. So I was like okay no probs ... And then she messaged me back again straight after .. Saying its at such a pub and that I'm free to pop down ... Now I'm willing to call in .. But what's got on my nerves is that we planned something and she made new plans and didn't let me know .. Disrespectful. Am I over thinking this ?
Work is not new plans.

It's work.
 

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You're over thinking it, and don't stop by the pub.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Okay why not? Does it make me look to keen ?
A man who has real things going on in his life does not depend on women. By not showing up you'll :

1. Look less needy
2. Look like you have things going on in your life.
3. She'll be wondering what you're doing.

By stopping by the bar, you'll experience the exact opposite.

Go out and have fun and show her you have other options in life.
 

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A man who has real things going on in his life does not depend on women. By not showing up you'll :

1. Look less needy
2. Look like you have things going on in your life.
3. She'll be wondering what you're doing.

By stopping by the bar, you'll experience the exact opposite.

Go out and have fun and show her you have other options in life.
I told a girl at work I was going to visit her and ended up didn't and it ***** her off lol.
 

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Don't text a girl asking if a date is still on for the next day, not a good look

If she actually wanted to see you, she would have given a specific counter. What she did instead was give you a cheap consolation prize, probably to avoid hurting your feelings. Who knows though, she may come around. In the meantime you should act as a man who values his time and pursue better options
 

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I don't see how you can find this disrespectful. Maybe absentminded but not disrespectful.

I'm wondering how the first three dates went. Did you kino, kiss, get sexual??? If not then you may be experiencing low interest on her part.

You're just not on her mind especially if she works in a highly paced bar environment.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Don't text a girl asking if a date is still on for the next day, not a good look
Yes, you never send a date reminder. Force her to initiate on the day of the event. If she doesn't I usually go ahead with the plans and text her a photo of the entree, etc. Then you don't write to her again unless she works hard for your attention.
 

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Once you set a date, there is no need to initiate anything until you're there in person. If it's a FIRST date with a chick from online, you can send a non-needy feeler along the lines of "running late, if you get there first grab us a seat at the bar" or some **** like that. Texting before the date allows her the opportunity to reject you. Make her wonder where she stands and let her do the initiating.
 

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Thanks for all your advice .. This is finished. Not spoke in a few days. Live and learn ha ha
 

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Upgrade your mindset @bigneil. A woman's greatest loss is the loss of your time and attention.
I see your point. My point is that I've invited her to a certain event and if she wants to come, fine, but if she doesn't, I'll still go by myself and have just as much fun without her. Also, this isn't something that has happened very often. Probably only once that I can think of recently. She wrote back and said she had a death in the family! It was a lie of course, and I never saw her again.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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Oh for sure. Never contact this woman again. I'm saying you may or may not hear from her in the next month or two.
I'm tempted to text her but I won't ... We use what's app and if I go on and she's online she leaves straight away haha! Weird how easy they change ... This time last week she was proper interested.
 

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I'm my opinion she didn't seem too bothered. She canceled a perfectly good date for the both of you to have a good time at a nice place. Instead she offered to rush the interaction at her workplace during her break. It's good you didn't agree to do that, since it would have made you look bad.

From what I read in the next few posts, it seems she didn't want to come out with you afterwards either.

Drop her, delete all trace of her in your phone and social media. She wasn't that interested. Girls who are interested will make it easy for you, are agreeable to whatever you suggest, and in these cases quickly initiate a date if they happen to turn you down one time.
 

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I'm tempted to text her but I won't ... We use what's app and if I go on and she's online she leaves straight away haha! Weird how easy they change ... This time last week she was proper interested.
A woman's interest is volatile until you **** her. She can lose interest for any number of reasons or no reason at all.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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