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.
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.
Thanks Lozboss, you are a really supportive guy, and it's to be aprecieted. The Christmas night kind of sucked at first because its been 4 years attending it with her, she was part of the family. It's really her loss, my family is awesome and they loved her. Luckily my grandpa's wine, and whisky made the night a really fun experience. By next year's holidays I won't even remember her.For all you guys going through the healing at Christmas- keep fighting the good fight. Chins up!
Christmas is a coupley time and hard- stay NC and get through it!!
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.
Good man.Thanks Lozboss, you are a really supportive guy, and it's to be aprecieted. The Christmas night kind of sucked at first because its been 4 years attending it with her, she was part of the family. It's really her loss, my family is awesome and they loved her. Luckily my grandpa's wine, and whisky made the night a really fun experience. By next year's holidays I won't even remember her.
Hang in there, they can be very methodical when it suits their needs. My ex keeps sending me probing questions and asking to hang out and how is my xmas going. But she only sends those messages when she is at her new house and is bored/has no friends. Basically just an attempt to get my attention because nobody else is available at the time.So she gave me my DVD back... She had 21 days to choose from and she chose Christmas Day to recontact. Ahah !
She dumped me on my birthday btw.
And she is like: why don't you want us to be friends ?! I don't know, perhaps because you are a ***** ?
So cute...
How the hell can they do this ****? I was reading in TRPsub about a lot of guys getting dumped around finals dates. Can they jusst wait for 2 weeks?So she gave me my DVD back... She had 21 days to choose from and she chose Christmas Day to recontact. Ahah !
She dumped me on my birthday btw.
And she is like: why don't you want us to be friends ?! I don't know, perhaps because you are a ***** ?
So cute...
Because they want you to talk about it for years.How the hell can they do this ****? I was reading in TRPsub about a lot of guys getting dumped around finals dates. Can they jusst wait for 2 weeks?
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.
That makes sense. Damn, this is the thing about being male, that you can't even imagine these games being true. Keep this one Glumix.Because they want you to talk about it for years.
As men, we want to forget them and move on as fast as we can but they don't want us to do that. They want to fvck us up one more time to be sure they stay in our memory some more and so they can keep up that illusion of control they have over us.
They just don't care they look like b!tches because they already have moved on, rebuilt their reputation within their own circle of friends and they have plenty of excuses for whatever they do. And if you appear to complain about the way you got dumped or anything, this will drain you some more manliness and will justify why they dumped you at first.
But doing that she just showed me once again who she really is. So I don't care. It's not about me.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
Hey KittyHon, welcome to SoSuaveHere is my story and I am not english native so, if there is mistakes or rude words plz forgive me
My ex-boyfriend(ex-bf) (He was my first bf and one year elder than me(27)) broke up with me in Beginning of November because he said no feeling on me.
And I sad for 2weeks but tried to meet new friends and had new live, also
I worte letter or record voice recorder that never send to him when I felt bad. It worked and i though I am ok from the break up.
But few days ago,i suddenly miss him again and want to meet him and hear his voice and cannot concentrate on everything.And i dream about him last night and he told to me softly and tender in my dream. I really missing him and want to repair the relationship. And the writing and recording no more work. And all the new fds I met not close to talk private things and felt more sad after i back from meeting with them.
How I can do? Will I meet another one better than him? Can I fall in love with someone in future again?Anyone can please any suggeston or talk with me?
Thank you for your advise.Even myself, I think I am not mature enough.I have a long hair and my body shape is not bad, but I will do what you advised, I mean the gym.Hey KittyHon, welcome to SoSuave
The short version is this:
Go to the gym, men are visual creatures and you will meet a lot more and better men if you are in shape.
Work your smile, grow your hair out.
Never become entitled, act pleasant and don't expect men to bow down to you because you are a girl.
Ignore your ex, delete his fb, delete his number etc. Tell him you need to do it if you must but don't feel that you have to tell him.
Try to avoid social media, don't use tinder/online dating/facebook if you can avoid it. That road will only take you to a point where no man can possibly measure up to your expectations and you'll never feel in love again.
Hold onto your virginity as long as you can realistically. I'm not saying to hold onto it until you're 30 or married, but you need to learn to vet men as fast as possible. The good men these days know that sex is cheap and plentiful and won't wait forever, so you need to make sure he's good enough for you as soon as possible, yet at the same time he won't leave you the next day.
I don't know if you go to the gym, but if you don't, go, it will help you sleep better and to get more control of your thoughts. I wonder too sometimes if thing could have been different, but the reality is that it does not matter anymore. Once you break a relationship it will remain broken, so do your best and stay busy.Second night of insomnia.
Can't stop thinking. My mind is on fire.
Wondering if my ex will change. Wondering if my relationship would have been different if I had no fear.
Can't get rid of those thoughts.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.