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song name: self esteem
its by offspring
song name: self esteem
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.
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.
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.
good idea, was gonna do the same.Originally posted by MetalFortress
How about posting something that helps us, like songs for DJs?
I'll start:
ESPN - Playmakers theme song
Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Saliva - Survival of the Sickest
Judas Priest - Revolution
Big and Rich - Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Brand New - Me vs. Maradona vs. ElvisOriginally posted by MetalFortress
How about posting something that helps us, like songs for DJs?
I'll start:
ESPN - Playmakers theme song
Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Saliva - Survival of the Sickest
Judas Priest - Revolution
Big and Rich - Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy