"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Should I text her tonight?

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So last night, I was pretty blazed and I was laying down on my bed going through my contacts. I texted this girl (lets call her A) whom I met in college about 6 months ago and the conversation went like this.

A = Girl
M = Me

M: Wassup? You up?...
A: Who is this? Names not showing up again:(
M: Was that an excuse you made for removing me? It's SeymourCake by the way.
A: Hahaha no I didn't remove you, I'm using a different phone and I didn't save you on the sim.
M: What's good though? How you been?
A: I have been pretty crappy, pulling an all nighter. Have a research paper and final tomorrow..bleah
M: Sounds like you need some midnight counselling...Hit the jack up...
A: Hahaha you might be right

So then I called her, and it rang out until it went to voicemail. (wtf? She was laughing in the text messages, so I thought she wouldn't mind a 20 min chit chat on the phone)

M: Thought you needed it?
M: Good luck on that final though.

Note: This texting convo happened from 1:36am and "ended" at 1:47am.

She hasn't responded since then. I was thinking maybe I should text her tonight and ask her how she thought about the final? Or should I text her days later?
 

"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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I think you maybe overanalyzing the situation. I would not contact her again until she replies. Move on otherwise.
 

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Let's switch things up a little from the traditional "should I text her" question:

Post her number in this thread and the first guy who can get her to reply and post a link to a picture of the message wins!
 

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InnerHappiness said:
I think you maybe overanalyzing the situation. I would not contact her again until she replies. Move on otherwise.
I'm taking this advice. Thanks.
 

"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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SeymourCake said:
She hasn't responded since then. I was thinking maybe I should text her tonight and ask her how she thought about the final? Or should I text her days later?

I don't get it. Why would you text her again? It's obvious that she doesn't want to talk.

If it were a real prospect (someone you made out with/f**ked/etc), then I'd say give it another shot. This is just some broad who gave you her number 6 months ago. Why even care?
 

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Iceberg said:
I don't get it. Why would you text her again? It's obvious that she doesn't want to talk.

If it were a real prospect (someone you made out with/f**ked/etc), then I'd say give it another shot. This is just some broad who gave you her number 6 months ago. Why even care?
Yeah, I feel you. I'm just gonna delete her messages off my phone and move on.

She's not a real prospect either.
 
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