"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

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REPEM

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So I ask this girl out tonight.

She's already out when I asked her.

I know a girl will make herself available if shes interested but it's understandable if she's already out.

But she didnt give a "tommorow" or "sometime during the week" etc. Nothing. Just a "sorry im out of town tonight".




How do you take this?
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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Mantis Toboggan

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How did you ask her out? What was the conversation?

Also, how did you meet her?

It would help to know this kinda stuff.
 

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FTR - this is a girl i've already hooked up with, things didnt work out, but we're still friends and have hooked up a couple times since. i wanna turn it into more of a FWB situation :rockon:
 

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Mantis Toboggan said:
How did you ask her out? What was the conversation?

Also, how did you meet her?

It would help to know this kinda stuff.
txt msg


Me: hey what's up

Her: im out of town for now, what are you up to?

Me: going to ____ tonight

Her: hehe cool

Me: u shud meet us there later

Her: nah sorry im not in town
 

Mantis Toboggan

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REPEM said:
txt msg


Me: hey what's up

Her: im out of town for now, what are you up to?

Me: going to ____ tonight

Her: hehe cool

Me: u shud meet us there later

Her: nah sorry im not in town
Oh. That's not a big deal at all. You're just overanalyzing. Give it another shot during the week.
 

"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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SandHawk

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Why did you even ask her to meet up when she said she's out of town? Because it seems like a waste of energy to even bother.

But, take the 2(or 3) strikes rule into account. If a girl flakes 2 or 3 times without bothering to re-schedule, they're exit. Even if I hooked up in the past with her. Don't be too needy, don't over-analyze stuff. It's logical she didn't bother to propose another time to meet up, because she was out of town and you invite her to come over to that specific place. If she doesn't respond to "hye, wanna meet up on <date:time>" well, then you have grounds to next her.
 

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SandHawk said:
Why did you even ask her to meet up when she said she's out of town? Because it seems like a waste of energy to even bother.
Yup. I admit it was Stupid on my part. Still refining my skills.

I figured she'd be back home later in the night and we could meet up then.
 

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REPEM said:
So I ask this girl out tonight.

She's already out when I asked her.

I know a girl will make herself available if shes interested but it's understandable if she's already out.

But she didnt give a "tommorow" or "sometime during the week" etc. Nothing. Just a "sorry im out of town tonight".




How do you take this?
The "Two Strikes Rule" is your best friend. Do a search on this forum for it. Instead of overanalysing everything she does, ask her to hang out and if she rejects you twice without making a counter offer, move on. Give it one more go with this girl, and if she replies the same way, next her.
 
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