"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.
Shoes to go with black pants
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"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
naoi deag se deag
Senior Don Juan
If they are dress pants, get a pair of white dress shoes. Check out this month's issue of GQ. The look disgusted me at first but it's kind of grown on me enough to want a pair.
PRMoon
Master Don Juan
But really what kind of look are you going for? What kind of pants are these? Slacks? Jeans? Kahki? Cargo? Details please.
AIR-PILOT
Don Juan
Gucci
Puma's
Diesel
Thats in my closet.
Mack 86
Don Juan
"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.
al77
Master Don Juan
Unless it is a sure thing in the lateast fashion, I would never even think about bowling shoes...
I'd suggest to go look for shoes that are semi-dress shoes. I.e. you like the style, they are dressy, but not exactly fancy dress shoes, or traditional dress shoes.
I like slip on shoes in general and I ususaly for them in different store. Dont expect to buy shoes in the very first store you go to.
Visite at least 3-4 stores, see what they have and what you like.
And, some people would say only black shoes would go with black pants. I personally dont like anything black... but still wonder, would some dark borwn shoe go with black pants - how acceptable is it?
Alpine
Master Don Juan
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"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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Master Don Juan
go on GQ or askmen website...lots of fashion ideas there..