"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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She Asked "Do You Love Me"?

Bigtrucker2008

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Long story short, in part of my push-pull game, this girl who i've been messing around with for about a good two years and I got into an arguement. In this process of pulling her back, she asks me in a text message "Do you love me?". Originally, I didn't reply back. I was startled. But then about a hour later she sends the same question again. I told her something along the lines of "yeah, i believe I do, but it's a complicated feeling".

She told me the same thing in pretty much the same words, which makes me think she would have said whatever i said anyways.

What should I have done? I didn't wanna hurt her feelings because I really like her and want her around, but i didn't want to tell her i loved her right then or seem like a punk.

(PS: I wish she would have asked in person. I would have said "No, I hate your guts" and kissed her passionately......darn text messaging....)
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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Allurre

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It's a very sensitive subject to be talking about, especially difficult if one party is not feeling that mutual 'love'

Just continue behaving the same way, don't let that message change the course of social dynamics between you two.
 

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Rule #1: You don't like a text message.... don't answer it.

Don't have serious conversations over text.
 

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I was watching some video on YouTube awhile back, there was some girl on there who was supposedly some sort of dating specialist, I have no idea who she was. Anyway, she said that when your girl asks you this question, you should smile and say "I suppose so".

Of course, that's face to face and this is texting, and it also sounds like your relationship is more casual, so I don't know if you would be comfortable with saying that or not. But I thought I'd throw it out there. It's probably no worse than "yeah, i believe I do, but it's a complicated feeling".
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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zekko said:
I was watching some video on YouTube awhile back, there was some girl on there who was supposedly some sort of dating specialist, I have no idea who she was. Anyway, she said that when your girl asks you this question, you should smile and say "I suppose so".
Don't take women's advice on dating.

Of course, that's face to face and this is texting, and it also sounds like your relationship is more casual, so I don't know if you would be comfortable with saying that or not. But I thought I'd throw it out there. It's probably no worse than "yeah, i believe I do, but it's a complicated feeling".
Answers like that are too generic and boring.
 
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