The Dawson's Creek Complex

"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

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.

MrSassyPants

Senior Don Juan

Oct 3, 2002

I watched Dawson's creek once. I had just gotten a BJ and was half asleep. I was asking questions about it because for about 15 minutes after really good sex I'm a girl. I admit it. I really didn't care about the show, but I was fed laid and not tired.

Apparently Dawson's a whiny turd complaining because his buddy Pacey was fvcking his girl.

I assure you, after the show the guy that plays "Dawson" is up to his neck in groupies fvcking his brains out and he is not sitting around whining.

There's a huge difference between thinking about something and sitting around like a whiny girl.

"I just moved here from Florida."

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.