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.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
Lower your expectations. With more and more people using online to meet and hook up, bars and clubs aren’t quite the pickup places they used to be.I go out to bars/clubs/etc... about 2 to 3 times per week and I end up every night being massively massively frustrated everytime. I love all kinds of music, dancing, etc... and I wish I couls have a girl to tear up the dance floor with but I obviously have zero dating life.
Women love dancing, just not with men.
Seeing all the happy couples there just kills me. What drives me insane furthermore is I do everything I'm supposed to do - I'm generally one of the best (if not thee best) looking, most athletic and best dressed men at every place I ever go to yet I never have any success. I'm so tired of seeing some chubby terribly dressed douchebag with the beautiful girl who should be all over me.
The movies make it seem like its very easy to meet women at these places and it's a bunch of nonsense. Most ladies come to these places with a boyfriend or a huge group of female friends and clearly have zero interest in meeting anybody. The very very few who want to meet someone have very very very specific standards and if you're not exactly what they want, its not even worth talking to them. You will get rejected 99% of the time...
What do you guys think? Should I save myself all the frustration and just stay at home? I go out with usually 6 to 12 friends so I do have fun with them but I end up every night massively frustrated because I want to meet someone so badly and I'm seemingly incapable of it.
The type of women you like don't go to the same clubs you do.who told you I won't date my age? i would like a 25 to 29 year old GF. I don't like early 20s at all
I won't date light skin white women as they have horrible aging genetics compared to ethnic people (i want a Spanish/italian/middle eastern girlfriend)
What about other Armenians?I won't date light skin white women as they have horrible aging genetics compared to ethnic people (i want a Spanish/italian/middle eastern girlfriend)
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.
^^^You need to stop making threads and address your mental health issues.
I don't disagree with that but dude I live in the suburbs - I only see women my age at gyms, bars and onlineBars/clubs are not the ideal place to meet new women.
In fact it may be the worst.
What about other Armenians?
You could take a trip back to the old country. My buddy in Southern California said there are a lot of Armenians there, too.Armenian women are most beautiful in the world
i can't visit homeland because of military draft concernsYou could take a trip back to the old country. My buddy in Southern California said there are a lot of Armenians there, too.
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.
Big Dave 17,
I know I've told you this before and you just discount it and keep blithering, on and on, on SS, but I'll say it one more time...
Why don't you just hire a f*ucking matchmaker?! Try It's Just Lunch. They're large and reputable. You're guaranteed 1-2 dates per month based on your criteria. I believe you once said you live around Chicago, so IJL must have 100's if not 1000's of women in your range to choose from. I think one of your excuses was you're looking for women in their mid-late 20's and they don't have the money. WRONG. Many do (especially in Chicago) and the ones that don't, the parents will likely spring for it because they don't want their daughters meeting men in bars or on some f*ucked up OLD site--which they all are.
In every post you preface by saying how much money you make, dress well, in shape, bla, bla, bla,, so pony up and JUST DO IT. What do you have to lose? NOTHING. You can freeze your membership at any for a nominal fee and reactivate whenever you want. Once you sign up you're a member for life.
I mean besides bitc*hing like an 8th grade girl on SS, what other options do you have? You've completely psyched yourself out on organic dating at this point. Your posts resonate that loud and clear. At least this way, with a matchmaker, you know you're meeting women that WANT LTR's and want to be in a relationship.
If you don't do this, I honestly will think you truly enjoy being miserable and just complaining about women because it gives you some semblance of significance and validation. Seriously. Not trying to be a d*ick, but after seeing/reading your posts and rants for months on end now, I've come to that conclusion
Good luck.
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.
Good man. Bet your life on Yelp reviews. Why don't you just pick up the phone, call them, and see for yourself. JFC...it's just lunch gets 1 stars on 64 reviews on yelp
holy moly
BigDave17's position currently is weak when it comes to women, it must be a great position when it comes to work only and staying in shape.And if haters try to criticize, you double down on your position.
BigDave17's position currently is weak when it comes to women, it must be a great position when it comes to work only and staying in shape.
In his current going out escapades, he's being seen as their friend, and not the attractive dude that they wanna fvck.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.