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.
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.
What about automated software?djSlvt said:Some of these are good: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=snipe+ebay
They're web services. I personally don't use any of those, when I snipe I do it manually. Plus I don't bid often on things that worth sniping for.
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.
You're an a$$ pirate?djSlvt said:Yay, it only helps that I'm a bad a55 pirate. Good find.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
True. But I can always change the password after.BacardiGuy said:I wouldn't trust over my password that has access to my CC info to some sketchy website or program, but that's me.
And he's a bad one at that :crackup:Teflon_Mcgee said:You're an a$$ pirate?
i got this now for my other thread.Francisco d'Anconia said:I use Auction Sentry.
Nahhh, there are some good aps out there. I'm not saying which because it's every man for himself when it comes to ebay.djSlvt said:Those are automated software, they're web applications. I don't know of any apps for Windows. Lags happen my man.