"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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So guys I went on my date...

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ok, so now Im going to let you know how it went!

in my first thread, i was told not to take her flowers or anything on the first date... but since she said she loves flowers i decided to do it anyway. So we met up at this italian resturant and we peck each other on the cheek and I gve her the flowers... SHE LOVED THEM!!! She said it was so thoughtful and sweet of me to do it.

So I guess all your advice was wrong!

Anyway, during the evening we both have a loverly pasta meal and then talked over some wine that I bought for us. We had a great laugh for about an hour even though I was obviously nervous because she is so beautiful. I told her how beautiful she looked and that she looked amazing... she hit me on the shoulder and told me to stop messing with her...! After we was finished she said she had to go but then... she said I should go back with her! :eek:

At this point i was REALLY nervous but she was beaming and I tried to make an excuse not to go. Guys she just bloody DRAGGED me out of there into the taxi we ordered and we made out in the back seat!! I COULDNT BELIEVE IT!

Anyways we get back to hers and she puts the flowers I got her in a vase and we go straight upstairs and f*ck. Wow it was mind blowing! First time in so so so so long.

After we made love, she told me that Im such a nice guy and that she had a great time tonight and that we should hook up again.

F*cking awesome! Just through reading a few articles here it jsut gave me the confidence to hit on this girl and jsut think if I didnt this never would of happeend!

Im meeting her later this week.
 

"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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I wouldn't call you a troll on the previous thread but you're definitely one.
 

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Htienvu said:
I wouldn't call you a troll on the previous thread but you're definitely one.
What the **** why? just because I got a little lucky? all i said was that i took a risk and proved that flowers wont **** up your chances.thank you searching :)
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Bottomline said:
ok, so now Im going to let you know how it went!

in my first thread, i was told not to take her flowers or anything on the first date... but since she said she loves flowers i decided to do it anyway. So we met up at this italian resturant and we peck each other on the cheek and I gve her the flowers... SHE LOVED THEM!!! She said it was so thoughtful and sweet of me to do it.

So I guess all your advice was wrong!

Anyway, during the evening we both have a loverly pasta meal and then talked over some wine that I bought for us. We had a great laugh for about an hour even though I was obviously nervous because she is so beautiful. I told her how beautiful she looked and that she looked amazing... she hit me on the shoulder and told me to stop messing with her...! After we was finished she said she had to go but then... she said I should go back with her! :eek:

At this point i was REALLY nervous but she was beaming and I tried to make an excuse not to go. Guys she just bloody DRAGGED me out of there into the taxi we ordered and we made out in the back seat!! I COULDNT BELIEVE IT!

Anyways we get back to hers and she puts the flowers I got her in a vase and we go straight upstairs and f*ck. Wow it was mind blowing! First time in so so so so long.

After we made love, she told me that Im such a nice guy and that she had a great time tonight and that we should hook up again.

F*cking awesome! Just through reading a few articles here it jsut gave me the confidence to hit on this girl and jsut think if I didnt this never would of happeend!

Im meeting her later this week.
Don't believe a word of this. Move along.
 

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OP, you don't see it yet, but you are projecting a supplicating spirit to her and after the initial ego-stroking she receives, she will grow to despise it.

The death knell was "You're such a nice guy".

Ask not for whom the bell tolls... It tolls for thee!

Harsh words, I know, but true. Flowers, telling her how beautiful she looked, her calling you a "nice guy", all spell big trouble.

Gifts of flowers and declarations of beauty are transactional in nature, and she will intuit this. You are offering to her what you think she wants in order to get her to like you, and this realization will dawn on her.

I know you will recoil at my saying all this, but it's ok... This is your learning process. You have to go through it.

If you're not a troll (I'm not sure if you are or not), let us know how the next meeting goes. Sometimes I respond to suspected trolls because these threads are still an opportunity for an unsuspecting noob to pick up some useful information.
 

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... and then once you got her in bed, you realized that "she" was a dude.
 

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Why are you finding this so hard to believe? we went on a date, we had a great time and we ended up making love. What is so hard to grasp that i did it all off my own back apart from the few articles here tha tboosted my confidence?

you guys look into social interaction like its a complex math problem. just because this woman called me a 'nice guy', it doesn't hold the same meaning as it might with another woman. pathetic how you all spew the same bull**** at me when im the one who got laid and have a second date.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

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Bottomline said:
Why are you finding this so hard to believe? we went on a date, we had a great time and we ended up making love. What is so hard to grasp that i did it all off my own back apart from the few articles here tha tboosted my confidence?

you guys look into social interaction like its a complex math problem. just because this woman called me a 'nice guy', it doesn't hold the same meaning as it might with another woman. pathetic how you all spew the same bull**** at me when im the one who got laid and have a second date.
It may have worked once, but she's gonna drop you like a sack of hammers if you keep up the lovey dovey sh!t.

Oh, and I got laid twice last night. No flowers needed. :flowers:
 

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Bottomline said:
Why are you finding this so hard to believe? we went on a date, we had a great time and we ended up making love. What is so hard to grasp that i did it all off my own back apart from the few articles here tha tboosted my confidence?

you guys look into social interaction like its a complex math problem. just because this woman called me a 'nice guy', it doesn't hold the same meaning as it might with another woman. pathetic how you all spew the same bull**** at me when im the one who got laid and have a second date.
Congratulations on your date dude, but you realize 2 dates in 5 years is pretty sh!tty no matter any way you slice it. And Atom Smasher is right on the money as well.
 

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I dont see the problem.

Good job finally putting yourself out there!

Now onto future adventures; flowers or not! :D
 

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It's because the language that you're using as you write shows a very supplicating way of interacting with her.

We have found, again and again and again, that telling a pretty girl that she's pretty erodes her respect for you. She can't help it. Ditto with un-earned flowers. Did you know what I meant when I talked about the word, transactional?

Giving flowers on the first meeting screams out, "You are the prize, and I am trying to win (buy) your affection." It strokes her ego at first, but her natural instinct will always catch up and bypass that. That's the point where they lose respect for a man, and they usually have no idea why.

Now Bottomline, in your case I HOPE that we're dead-wrong. I genuinely hope that she is an exception, perhaps a true romantic, and that she doesn't fit the normal profile. The reason that we talk about this stuff is because most of us here have been hit on the side of the head with this 2X4, and have walked around in a shocked daze, wondering what happened. "I did everything right. WTF happened?"

If we're wrong, then I wish you well in your relationship. Just keep in mind that YOU are the prize, and YOU are the king. Giving too many gifts and compliments is relationship suicide, 100% of the time, so keep it in check. She needs to earn her rewards. Also, read up on sh!t tests, 'cause they're coming up around the next bend.

If we're right, then we'll be here to help you figure out how to re-evaluate your methods for next time.
 

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Atom Smasher said:
It's because the language that you're using as you write shows a very supplicating way of interacting with her.

We have found, again and again and again, that telling a pretty girl that she's pretty erodes her respect for you. She can't help it. Ditto with un-earned flowers. Did you know what I meant when I talked about the word, transactional?

Giving flowers on the first meeting screams out, "You are the prize, and I am trying to win (buy) your affection." It strokes her ego at first, but her natural instinct will always catch up and bypass that. That's the point where they lose respect for a man, and they usually have no idea why.

Now Bottomline, in your case I HOPE that we're dead-wrong. I genuinely hope that she is an exception, perhaps a true romantic, and that she doesn't fit the normal profile. The reason that we talk about this stuff is because most of us here have been hit on the side of the head with this 2X4, and have walked around in a shocked daze, wondering what happened. "I did everything right. WTF happened?"

If we're wrong, then I wish you well in your relationship. Just keep in mind that YOU are the prize, and YOU are the king. Giving too many gifts and compliments is relationship suicide, 100% of the time, so keep it in check. She needs to earn her rewards. Also, read up on sh!t tests, 'cause they're coming up around the next bend.

If we're right, then we'll be here to help you figure out how to re-evaluate your methods for next time.
OP, You really need to listen to this guy. It works the first time, hell maybe even first few. But the charm fades quickly and you do lose respect, and at that point you lose her. Don't over compliment or buy undeserved gifts, I did both and am about to have to end my 3 month relationship because of her lack of respect for me now. Brought upon my oneitis and smothering.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Atom Smasher said:
It's because the language that you're using as you write shows a very supplicating way of interacting with her.

We have found, again and again and again, that telling a pretty girl that she's pretty erodes her respect for you. She can't help it. Ditto with un-earned flowers. Did you know what I meant when I talked about the word, transactional?

Giving flowers on the first meeting screams out, "You are the prize, and I am trying to win (buy) your affection." It strokes her ego at first, but her natural instinct will always catch up and bypass that. That's the point where they lose respect for a man, and they usually have no idea why.

Now Bottomline, in your case I HOPE that we're dead-wrong. I genuinely hope that she is an exception, perhaps a true romantic, and that she doesn't fit the normal profile. The reason that we talk about this stuff is because most of us here have been hit on the side of the head with this 2X4, and have walked around in a shocked daze, wondering what happened. "I did everything right. WTF happened?"

If we're wrong, then I wish you well in your relationship. Just keep in mind that YOU are the prize, and YOU are the king. Giving too many gifts and compliments is relationship suicide, 100% of the time, so keep it in check. She needs to earn her rewards. Also, read up on sh!t tests, 'cause they're coming up around the next bend.

If we're right, then we'll be here to help you figure out how to re-evaluate your methods for next time.
It's nice of you to advise the guy, but he's a troll.

The school year is ending. Summer vacation begins for bored high schoolers across North America. This is the byproduct of that.
 

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It may have worked once, but she's gonna drop you like a sack of hammers if you keep up the lovey dovey sh!t.

Oh, and I got laid twice last night. No flowers needed. :flowers:
Call the guy a liar
Proceed to say you got laid twice last night

I'm more inclined to believe him :p unless it was with the same girl.
 

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MurdocIsGod said:
Call the guy a liar
Proceed to say you got laid twice last night

I'm more inclined to believe him :p unless it was with the same girl.
It was with my wife. Go figure. :up:
 

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cordoncordon said:
Don't believe a word of this. Move along.
I too smell the faint stench of bullsh!t. How one can be petrified of meeting a woman in one thread, then the next day score seems a bit too unrealistic.

Besides, I don't think Bottomline has the skill to pull of a SNL.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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