MatureDJ
Master Don Juan
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You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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.
LOL B1TCH nicely done...spin hamster spin...I left the love of my life because I thought I could do better. Now I'm childless and alone at 42
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Did you read this? it seems a kid complaining that his enginner dad is not as cool as his friend's fire brigadeer dad.Why couldn't he drive a normal car? Things that now seem incredibly insignificant began to niggle.
I began to wish he was more sophisticated and earned more. I felt envious of friends with better-off partners, who were able to support them as they started their families.
I stopped seeing Matthew as my equal. I stopped seeing all the qualities that had made me fall in love with him - his fierce intelligence, our shared sense of humour, his determination not to follow the crowd. Instead, I saw someone who was holding me back.
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That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
Exactly!zekko said:Pfft. If this guy came back to her today, she'd probably eventually get bored with him again and dump him.
I've seen it time and time again... The nature of women is to forever be in love with the first significant bf they ever had. They will always be comparing the new men to him and will never successfully move on. Any man who follows in the footsteps of the significant ex will never live up to her expectations.Danger said:At the end of the day however, she left him because she thought she could do better. Now, when it is too late, she realizes how wrong she was.
I tend to agree with this but at the same time lets not forget the "war brides" phenomenon.Desdinova said:I've seen it time and time again... The nature of women is to forever be in love with the first significant bf they ever had. They will always be comparing the new men to him and will never successfully move on. Any man who follows in the footsteps of the significant ex will never live up to her expectations.
Men are the only ones who can truly move on and find success with a new woman.
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.
The example of her ex is completely contradictory to this statement:Ever wonder why she returns to the abusive boyfriend she hopes will change for her? Look no further than feminine solipsism.
If women have such an easy time writing guys off, then why is this ex still so damn significant? Here's the way I see it...Women seem to have a better ability to accept emotional sacrifice and move on, either ignoring those stresses or blocking them entirely from their conscious awareness.
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.