what do you think about this?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/200...part_of_their_lesson_plan_at_high_school.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/200...part_of_their_lesson_plan_at_high_school.html
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
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.
Maybe the Janitor was a woman.mpimpin said:hell yes. why the hell did the janitor go and tell on them?! I would have at least enjoyed the show or tried to get in on the action
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.
fuzzx said:Reassigned? They should have been fired. They got off easy cause they were women... imagine if this had been two men.
What? All I said is the NYC Unions have made it virtually impossible to get fired. I never said they shouldn't. They'll are probably going to be stuff in some building away from teaching, but still get paid, and hope they will either quit out of boredom or manage to get the unions to give the city a break.thedude4242 said:they should be fire but because of AFC's like you they prb wont lol.
Oh man, this is just f*ckin' great!librito said:what do you think about this?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/200...part_of_their_lesson_plan_at_high_school.html
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.
If he was smart, he would have thought blackmail (sexual favours) instead of snitching on them. Guess its why he's just a janitorDJDamage said:The Janitor should have just rubbed one out and enjoyed the show.
Life imitates porn once again, makes me want to work as a pizza delivery guy on the weekend 'cause you never know.
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.
No sh*t!Alle_Gory said:Same school. Another was caught having an affair with a student.
Why didn't I have teachers like this!??