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.
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.
No. She'll come back when she is dumped and has no other options. Why would you want her back?helmut2014 said:Does an ex who leaves me for her best-friend has any chance of come back? Ever?
It was a 3.5 year long-term relationship between us and now she left. I'm a broken NC because she was calling like hell. She even called my neighbour to know if I am ill or not.
Is it impossible for her to come back?
Why would you give her a chance or want there to be a chance? Chance to dump you again. Remember she left you. Let you go. In her mind you mean nothing. If not she would still be with you. So what logic is there to give her a chance?helmut2014 said:Okay may be it doesn't make sense. I'm just asking you people, if there is any chance.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Thanks Buddy,Last Don said:Let her keep contacting you. Go out with another girl, and make sure she finds out (Instagram, Facebook, whatever). But don't be obvious about it.
Also, genuinely have fun with the girl you go out with. You may end up liking her better anyway. But at least you'll be authentic when replying to old girl when she gets all pissy and tries to make you feel bad for having the audacity to go out with someone else, when you should be pining away and begging her for attention. :yes:
Also, I noticed you said "catch up next week". Don't say that. Let her wonder if you'll even care to. The key is to make her brain work in trying to figure out what you're doing, who you're with. Why you aren't contacting her.
Whenever texting, keep it short and fun. You want to convey that you're having a good time that she's missing out on, and that some other beeotch is getting the pleasure of. But you can't just come out and say that, obviously! She's got to come to that conclusion, and let it drive her crazy.
Good luck!
PLEASE tell me in more detail how you got to the FB phase? Are you still in contact?GuanYu said:Awesome post man. Ironically I just went through something similar, except I'm the one that broke up with her.
After the breakup she called me non-stop for about 6 hours! I couldn't believe it. She also sent lots of texts between then begging me to at least speak to her. I spoke and assured her that it was definitely over.
After about a week, she's literally begging to see me. I was quite busy so didn't end up getting up with her for another week. Finally, I thought what the hell and a week after that, we met up and I fvcked her.
Did I lose? Not IMO. I think I gained a valuable FB that I won't invest any emotions into. I think when a girl is so into you and you can go from being in a "relationship" to simply FB's that a testament to inner game and her perceived value in you.
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.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Why do you think you were wrong?Thank you very much. I still get the feeling that l was wrong. Is this normal. Like l said before this was my first relationship
Bruh she left you ten times and you always accepted her back. Time for you to step away from her COMPLETELY, because SHE'S the one hurting YOU. She treated you like a dog.Thank you very much. I still get the feeling that l was wrong. Is this normal. Like l said before this was my first relationship
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.