You must be pretty young, eh?Originally posted by Ice Cold
Oh puhlease. Do you read the knight tales too?
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.
You must be pretty young, eh?Originally posted by Ice Cold
Oh puhlease. Do you read the knight tales too?
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.
ROFLOriginally posted by icepick
You must be pretty young, eh?
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.
sweet punani is poetry. you didn't know?Originally posted by Mr. Delicious
Also I thought it was funny how you made the post sound poetic or whatever and then all of the sudden add the word "punani" into it. It completely lost all of its artistic meaning after that hahahahha.
you obviously don't know what i am talking about...no offense to you, since i know you young guys would rather one-up each other and keep your status and reputation than try to discuss something...so...sure, you are right, it is all "deep rapport". rapport is everything. whatever you say bro.Originally posted by Ice Cold
ROFL
You're the 3rd person to ask me that in the last 2 days. yes I am.
And all those magical quirks and facial expressions are called deep rapport![]()
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
yeah, that's what dekka said.Originally posted by Good_ol_boy
Iggi, if you were just 20 years older....
please, when considering age you are generally correct but their are a few of us whos head are not completely up our a$$esOriginally posted by icepick
you obviously don't know what i am talking about...no offense to you, since i know you young guys would rather one-up each other and keep your status and reputation than try to discuss something...so...sure, you are right, it is all "deep rapport". rapport is everything. whatever you say bro.
quite ironic i see you as much more of a troll and an attension seeker than any female on this board.myfriendblu: Bla bla bla bla another useless post by a attention whor on this board
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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.