"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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Should I ever apologize to a girl?

AlphaNate

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I feel kinda bad about it, but I feel like apologizing is a sign of weakness.
 

"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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ImTheDoubleGreatest!

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Apologizing can show strength as well, as it means that you aren't controlled by your ego.

Also, only apologize if you KNOW you are in the wrong. If not, then never.
 
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If you've really been a **** apologizing on the spot is fine. Apologizing later is a bad idea because she would have snapped back into the emotions of the fight and just get mad at you again so it's a double fail.
 

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"What I did was against my values and principles and so as a man who wants to live forthrightly by those principles I hold deeply, I apologize to you."
 

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"What I did was against my values and principles and so as a man who wants to live forthrightly by those principles I hold deeply, I apologize to you."
Nice words but depends on your personal Style. I'd probably say I'm better than that and then make a quick apology saying why I was wrong.

Key is to make it quick and decisive and then let her do all the emoting.
 

"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.

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"Sorry" is an action word to me. I personally don't use it and it doesn't mean anything to me if someone says it to me. Actions mean more to me than words, if someone is truly sorry, they'll show me through their actions.
 

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"Sorry" is an action word to me. I personally don't use it and it doesn't mean anything to me if someone says it to me. Actions mean more to me than words, if someone is truly sorry, they'll show me through their actions.
So they will repair the damages...
 

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Apologize only if you're legitimately in the wrong, if you don't feel wrong and you can't see the line of logic that leads you to be in the wrong don't apologize

At the same time be careful to remain self aware so that you don't piss people off all the time and play victim when they get mad
 

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Apologize for what? It takes politicians 50+ years to give a statement of 'regret' to a country they previously destroyed through war or politics.

You want to apologize to a 27 year old girl who has slept with 6'2 hockey players and is looking to use you for her own personal benefit?

Got to love those Disney movies. o_O
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Admit when you're wrong, otherwise it raises the NPD red flag.

Respect is not weakness, quite the opposite.
 

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"Sorry" is an action word to me. I personally don't use it and it doesn't mean anything to me if someone says it to me. Actions mean more to me than words, if someone is truly sorry, they'll show me through their actions.
Agree, and this is actually what I ended up doing. I gave her a little extra attention. Never did apologize.
 
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