logicallefty
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"I need to spend time with my kids."
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.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
U should never be hitting up a woman with a kid"I need to spend time with my kids."
I've gotten the "maybe we can be together in the future" line before and the "you're perfect, just not for me".I'll take some exact ones I remember...
1. "Maybe we'll get back together. Maybe we won't."
<That was 11 years ago, and she hasn't called back yet. I should check my voicemail again to be sure lol.>
2. "I want to get a bunch of people to go to xyz."
<I don't want to be alone with you.>
3. "I'm dating now."
<Does that mean I'm not included?>
4. "Sorry I'm kind of tired tonight. A friend came over last night, and we talked all night. But umm umm we slept in different rooms."
<Can't make this up.>
5. "You're everything I ever wanted in a guy, but I like bad boys."
<She's only 35. She'll grow out of it in 45+ years and be ready for a "beta provider" to help raise her great-grandkids lol.>
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.
So true. I think a starving lion would give up its kill before a woman between 18 and 45 would give up her precious phone. She might miss a like for her latest selfie by an orbiter.My two favorite are
"Ohhhh"
and "Sorry, I didn't have my phone on me"
The one thing more annoying than uninterested responses is the fact you think I am stupid, Girl your phone is glued to your hands 24/7
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.
This sh*t again? It doesn't matter if your plates have kids.U should never be hitting up a woman with a kid
Who said anything about dating?Does to me. Only beta fags date plates with kids.
Oh god don't get me started with this one.14. I'm on my period.
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.
this!, i'm all up for never get close to a woman with kids, but if she want to open her legs to you and she is still hot, go for it, just don't fall for her or ever take her seriousWho said anything about dating?
11. I'll think about it.10 is blank for *no response*.
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.