VladPatton
Master Don Juan
Yeah, if she were asleep at 11pm she would of texted before work or called during the day if she had an interest. These women just don't know what the hell they want. Good moves by the way, you played it right.
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.
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.
I think they know what they want it's just where you sit amongst the b1tches want list and the type of game you show.VladPatton said:Yeah, if she were asleep at 11pm she would of texted before work or called during the day if she had an interest. These women just don't know what the hell they want. Good moves by the way, you played it right.
At least you know this girl is full of crap!For_F said:She immediately replied saying I've wanted to contact you for a while now but bit the bullet the other day and just did it I guess.
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.
Absolutely. It is disrespectful, almost laughably so. Too typical. Oh well. Congrats for deleting the number.Die Hard said:But she didn't make a worthwhile attempt and THAT is why you shouldn't have responded!
If she really was interested, she would send you something a little meaningful at the least, like: "Hey, I just found this pic and was wondering how you were doing!" At least that would've been a SENTENCE, for fvck sake!
Seriously, just a picture without any accompanying words at all? Or just your name with a question mark? Since when do normal people communicate through sign language and one-word sentences???
For_F said:New text at 1 am last night: 'You didn't call me'.
I did call her two nights ago but my phone has this weird tendency to not send my number therefore coming up as a private number. Im pretty sure it would have been on when I called her though. The best she could claim is she doesnt pick up private numbers.
What to do from here? Could she really fake not receiving my call? I might send a message saying I called you on Monday night and you didn't pick up.
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.
For_F said:Just had an exchange of messages:
Me: I called you that night but went to voicemail. If I call you around 1 today will you be free to talk?
Her: Nah I'll be at work. I didn't see you call me maybe I was asleep.
Me: I assumed you would have gotten a missed call on your phone. What time do you finish work?
Her: I just checked my phone and there was a missed call from you that night. Sometimes I check my phone in the middle of the night when Im half asleep and don't remember in the morning.
Me: I see you're just as silly as ever
Two things I want to note - One, she never even said sorry and came on rude at the beginning. I sent that last message to control the mood of our texts. I know sh1t is pretty tense atm because she's hoping for the guy she met on holidays to brighten her ego while I'm affirming that she needs to work and put out for me to make her happy. I sent the last message to make her feel as if there is light at the end of the tunnel without actually being that dude.
She hasnt replied to what time she finishes work she could have arrived there as I sent that so we'll see. I deleted her number again to prevent any unnecessary texting. Next point of contact will be a call then a meet up.
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.
Unnecessary, maybe even detrimental. Sounds like you are angry in a passive aggressive way, too afraid to come out with it.For_F said:Just had an exchange of messages:
Me: I called you that night but went to voicemail.
"Will you be free"-kind of weak, man. How about not even texting her you're going to call? How about just calling at 1? Better still, how about just ignoring her after her previous display of disrespect and her lame non-apology. By responding you accept this behavior.For_F said:If I call you around 1 today will you be free to talk?
This is just complete and total bullsh!t. Her "Nah I'll be at work" is also disrespect without expressing interest in talking at a different time.For_F said:Her: Nah I'll be at work. I didn't see you call me maybe I was asleep.
Dude, more passive-aggressive stuff. She's not your girlfriend, so why are you offended? Why not just laugh it off? If you are actually angry, then blast her. Don't go halfway. Better yet, don't even address it.For_F said:Me: I assumed you would have gotten a missed call on your phone.
Again, this is like a repeat of your first text. You passive-aggressively whine about her misbehavior, and then in the very same text basically say, "So when do you want to talk to me? Please please please please." Do you see how that shows her that her behavior was acceptable and shows her you have no standards for communication? Or worse yet, do you see how it shows her you have standards but you will bend all of your rules specially for her because....why. Because she's hot and nothing else matters?For_F said:What time do you finish work?
My BS alarm just went off again. This is TOTAL BULLSH!T. A good response would be: "That's total bullsh!t." Then end communication. Pretty rude though- how about "Whatever, chick." No, still rude.For_F said:Her: I just checked my phone and there was a missed call from you that night. Sometimes I check my phone in the middle of the night when Im half asleep and don't remember in the morning.
No, dude. No. No. She was not "silly." She was COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. The smiley face is NOT GOOD-like you're afraid you upset her and want to make sure she still likes you. Every single text you have sent says, "I accept this behavior I normally find unacceptable because you are hot."For_F said:Me: I see you're just as silly as ever![]()
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.