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.
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.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Since when was saying 'I'm attracted to you' a show of feelings?nismo-4 said:In English, No.
In Spanish, No.
In Russian, Nyet.
In German, Nein.
In French, Non.
In Ebonics, Hell naw!
In my language, F**K NO!
You're giving the girl the upper hand. You'd better have your sh*t together before doing this. It's better to show your feelings through your actions, and even then the wrong one can turn the girl off.
There never was a sure-fire way to get a girl unless you got good looks, you're famous/ high status, or you're rich. But there are sure-fire ways to lose a girl!
Case closed.
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.
I don't understand why you would need to say that to her.Rhino22 said:Say you get a girls number or whatever. Should you eventually just be forward and say, "I am attracted to you" ?
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.
I say you hit it on the head too with this one.DavenJuan said:BB hit it on the head..
in some cases, extreme direct can work, but its about HOW you say things, not what you say.
its not so much TELLING her that you are attracted to her, rather than helping her realize you are.
Master expressing yourself WITHOUT the use of words. IMO, this is VERY important. TELLING someone anything leaves out the interpretation, and simply put, boring.