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.
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.
It works because it got people talking about it.CaptainJ said:What a crap advert. Do Americans really find this funny? Bad acting, nothing new, poorly editted and not even funny.
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.
Yes. I do not own a television.Big Poppa said:Another reason not to watch TV.
f283000 said:Exactly. This commercial is an attack on black people when you think about it but most are clueless.
Yeah who gives a **** about something that affects you directly and the quality of life around you. Who gives a **** when there is a campaign to show men are emasculated on tv and children are watching and they grow up seeing men as irresponsible pu***s. Who gives a **** when a decent looking black guy is made to look like a bafoon in a community that idolizes thugs. Who gives a **** really??
When you get a clue to the overall picture and how this affects everyone then come back.