"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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"So you're (girl's name here) boyfriend, eh?"

Sean O

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This hasn't happened to me yet, but I think it would be a good idea to know the ideal answer if and when it does. Suppose you're out with a girl who hasn't asked to be exclusive yet, and you haven't heard her refer to you as her boyfriend yet. You meet up with one of her friends. Your girl introduces you by your name. Her friend says, "So you're (girl's name here) boyfriend, eh?"

Essentially, I want to hear suggestions for what the best "neutral" answer to this question is, i.e. one that doesn't say yes or no. So far, the best idea I have is "Actually, I'm her fiancee. We're getting married on the first day of spring :D". I like this answer, but if this scenario happens multiple times with the same girl, it would be nice to not say the same damn thing over and over again, you know?

Anyway, let's hear some suggestions!
 

"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.

Read more...

d2j

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"Actually, I'm her fiancee. We're getting married on the first day of spring :D".

lol i like that one

off the top of my head..
"whos 'womensname' ?" said with over the top seriousness
"what do you mean boyfriend? were married"
"trying to find out if im single eh..very sutle"
 

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d2j said:
"Actually, I'm her fiancee. We're getting married on the first day of spring :D".

lol i like that one

off the top of my head..
"whos 'womensname' ?" said with over the top seriousness
"what do you mean boyfriend? were married"
"trying to find out if im single eh..very sutle"
Hahahahaha...i like the first one off the top of your head.
 

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oakraiderz2 said:
Hahahahaha...i like the first one off the top of your head.
like? ..damm i love that one :up:
 

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hola amigo,
if you are of mature age (above 16) then u never ask a girl to go steady......if you have the symptoms of gf/bf like dates every weekend, talk on the phone a bunch etc, then you MUST assume yall are together and the best way the end the confusion is to introduce her as your gf one day.....but u must have given it enough time to be true, not 2 weeks of dates but maybe a month of talking = gf.

Mr. Larry

unless predeterminded that yall are not looking for a relationship then i would say:

"No, I work for an escort service."
that'll make a smile or two
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Sean O

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Nice lines, d2j. Also, nice post Captain Popular; you raise a good point.

Let's keep the suggestions coming :D.
 

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