i met this girl at this concert, the convo went really well. got her number and told her that i was going to call...however, i told her a fake name...i was alittle buzzed and didnt feel like to keep repeating my name(difficult/uncommon). i know it was a dumb move in my part....how should i go about telling her...heh thanks
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
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.
stupid lie
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"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
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.
Ace of Flames
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Just like you told us.
You were buzzed, and your name is hard to say. Plus, with all the loud music, she couldn't hear you anyway. Then tell her your real name.
No biggie.
You were buzzed, and your name is hard to say. Plus, with all the loud music, she couldn't hear you anyway. Then tell her your real name.
No biggie.
It's funny because I never use my real name in clubs and I met my gf in the club and she still calls me my fake name... it just got comfortable for her... she knows my real name btw, but she calls me my fake name... its hilarious...
I told her real name when she was drunk btw... works magic...
-Cod3r
I told her real name when she was drunk btw... works magic...
-Cod3r
Nex
Senior Don Juan
Man, that's very simple really.
Just say you gave her your nickname because you got used to it.
Just say you gave her your nickname because you got used to it.
Kings_royalty
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didnt feel like to keep repeating my name(difficult/uncommon
Having a difficult and uncommon name is the MAIN reason why you should use it because you'll 'stand out', it will stick in her mind that she couldn't pronounce it, or that it was uncommon. Think man...
I think you've screwed yourself now because she'll always have it in the back of her mind that you lied about your real name; girls don't forget these types of details.
I agree with ACE; hopefully she'll let it slide and won't brand you as a liar. This may sound a bit harsh, but this is the way girls think. Good luck...
Having a difficult and uncommon name is the MAIN reason why you should use it because you'll 'stand out', it will stick in her mind that she couldn't pronounce it, or that it was uncommon. Think man...
I think you've screwed yourself now because she'll always have it in the back of her mind that you lied about your real name; girls don't forget these types of details.
I agree with ACE; hopefully she'll let it slide and won't brand you as a liar. This may sound a bit harsh, but this is the way girls think. Good luck...
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
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.
Nex
Senior Don Juan
Doesn't matter. You're making too much of it. Just say in the phone or in person, "by the way my real name is XXXXX, YYYYY is a nickname I use with friends, so call me XXXXXX"
Mr Spitfire
Don Juan
Alot of you guys worry about EVERYTHING. Who cares? Not them. But if you do they will. That is a fact. Just keep it real.
Mr Spitfire
Don Juan
Wow, you give really bad advice Kings Royalty.
The worst advice to give a guy is advice that makes him worry, especially about something that is nothing. He hasn't ****ed anything up but when you tell him he has he worries about it.
You also don't understand women very well. Women dont have a "back of their mind." They have an impression of you. Period. Trying to be mr perfect will make you mr wrong.
The worst advice to give a guy is advice that makes him worry, especially about something that is nothing. He hasn't ****ed anything up but when you tell him he has he worries about it.
You also don't understand women very well. Women dont have a "back of their mind." They have an impression of you. Period. Trying to be mr perfect will make you mr wrong.
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.