"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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She Reestablish Contact Yesterday

tincanman99

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Without going to a long story I totally cut a woman out of my life a few months ago after she flaked on me. I was having some anxiety about having contact with her as she will be at the holiday party with me this month.

Yesterday when I was coming back from lunch late and I turned the corner to go into my office and there she was "just happened" to be strolling by. This has happened a few times in the last month and I totally ignored her. There was a difference this time - she decided to talk to me as I have not even been speaking to her. I got the "hi" followed by "I havent spoken to you in a long time", etc... I played it loose and told her I have been really busy, blah, blah. I did not let it drag on as I told her I had to get on a call.

The thing is she should not even be where I sit. I sit in a desolate section of the floor and there is no reason to be over except to see me.

When I cut her off there was no bad words or ill will. She didnt call me back so I stopped calling her (after 2 times and a few text messages).

So how should I play this - continue being indifferent? I would like to nail her.
 

"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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slaog

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tincanman99 said:
Without going to a long story I totally cut a woman out of my life a few months ago after she flaked on me. I was having some anxiety about having contact with her as she will be at the holiday party with me this month.

Yesterday when I was coming back from lunch late and I turned the corner to go into my office and there she was "just happened" to be strolling by. This has happened a few times in the last month and I totally ignored her. There was a difference this time - she decided to talk to me as I have not even been speaking to her. I got the "hi" followed by "I havent spoken to you in a long time", etc... I played it loose and told her I have been really busy, blah, blah. I did not let it drag on as I told her I had to get on a call.

The thing is she should not even be where I sit. I sit in a desolate section of the floor and there is no reason to be over except to see me.

When I cut her off there was no bad words or ill will. She didnt call me back so I stopped calling her (after 2 times and a few text messages).

So how should I play this - continue being indifferent? I would like to nail her.
Continue being indifferent. I don't think you were too indifferent when ye met because you cut the conversation off and going out of your way to ignore her isn't being indifferent. Thats a sign that it still bothers you what happened despite you acting like it doesn't.


Just be nice to her and let her do the chasing.
 
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