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.
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.
but what about the hypocrisy the OP has posted in the article? how a single parent female feels she still should have all options available, complaining of rejection yet off handedly rejecting a man in similar position to herself?djgirl said:see this cvnt should stop being arrogant and learn to suck d1ck like a pro and let dudes cvm in her face....then she won't be lonely....stupid women never learn that their only option when they are older is to become cvm rags....these self righteous cvnts were NEVER WORTH THE CHASE OR THE WAIT but men were too blind to see it.
This is probably why you have trouble scoring ....... this is the reason why i hate men....pure stupidity like this -_-
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Lesson to learn ? Think twice before having kids. And whom you are having them with.Mr.Fantastic said:There seems to be a strong religious tone to a lot of the replies.
Phucked up mindset goes hand in hand with religion.
Just saying.
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there was also this comment from a man, which I found very telling:
'phatbeetle
I hate being a single mother, and I'm not even a mother! I'm a father. My ex-wife, stay-at-home mom turned drug addict has no part in our two sons lives. At present I don't even know where she lives, which is a blessing believe me. After raising my sons alone for the better part of a decade and constantly having to defend them from her in our corrupt and maternally-biased court system has been no fun whatsoever, and extremely expensive. The isolationism of single parenthood (when you TRULY never have a free moment) didn't use to bother me, but now I seem to find that with many single mothers there seems to be a double standard. They want me to accept their kids but they want nothing to do with mine. Hey I kinda get it though. Really I do. It may be more of the dysfunctional ex thing than having kids....in any case it is emotionally depleting not finding another like-minded adult with whom to have a decent relationship. Peace.'
"The belief"???? More like "THE FACT". :crackup:pdx1138 said:This one sums it up:
"The reason i feel men have very little sympathy for women who are single mothers (especially young single mothers) is the belief that women generally ignore decent and nice guys in their youth and instead go for partners that have less "noble" characteristics, then when things go crashing down they require a decent guy to give them the stability and companionship they need, but now it is the decent nice guy who can be choosey and ignore the single mother."
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.