"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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"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.
kody_starr
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Crissco
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lol. Why do you say that bro? At certain times I have no problem making fun of my self. Or I could use it and switch it around to use it on a girl, while indirectly making fun of her.kody_starr said:It's posts like these which give strong credence to the idea that the internet does more harm than good.
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"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.
The last time I heard something about my height was a bar where this jealous 6'2 guy was mad that I was hitting on one of the girls at his table. He started bragging about how he could pull any chic in the place...I said what's your secret bro, he replied, Get tall like me and you'll know! I retorted with, 'well that's not gonna happen, I guess I'm just gonna have to settle for being charming and good looking'. Needless to say he was even more pissed when the girls laughed at that.
Never put yourself down. Ever.
Crissco
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Not bad bro, not bad. Thanks for the advice.Warrior74 said:Self depreciating humor is for those who are above average to bring themselves down to normal and for stand up comedians. Otherwise its just pointing out that you are uncomfortable with yourself and are trying to disarm the situation preemptively by making a joke out of it when nobody even brought it up. Fix your inner game issues. I'm 5'8 and rarely get called short, I don't overcompensate nor do I joke on myself. I carry myself with respect, you should do the same.
The last time I heard something about my height was a bar where this jealous 6'2 guy was mad that I was hitting on one of the girls at his table. He started bragging about how he could pull any chic in the place...I said what's your secret bro, he replied, Get tall like me and you'll know! I retorted with, 'well that's not gonna happen, I guess I'm just gonna have to settle for being charming and good looking'. Needless to say he was even more pissed when the girls laughed at that.
Never put yourself down. Ever.
Maxtro
Master Don Juan
BTW at 5'8 you're not short. You're only two inches from average and taller than 95% of women. I'm 5'6 so...I'm going to stop there before I say anything else.