"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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is it wrong to say to a girl that you couldnt get ur mind off her the whole day. (a girl that u want to let know that u like her)
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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That might show that you are desperate. And remember what comes easy goes easy. So don't show too much interest at once. Read the bible.:D
 

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If you're going for the creepy-stalker approach, that is an excellent thing to say.
 

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Somebody shoot me.
 

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If a girl couldn't get her mind off me all day, I'd wonder if she had anything better to do but mope around daydreaming. That might be cute to some AFC's out there, but in the reverse situation, girls do not want to think that the guys have no lives outside of them. By saying that you couldn't get your mind off her all day shows that you had nothing better to think about besides her and makes you seem desperate. Cut the mushy crap since you probably weren't doing it anyways.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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If that is a serious question, my reply would be read or re-read the DJ Bible.

That is one of the most AFC questions I've heard in a while.
 

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Dude, that seriously will get you nowhere. If you were honestly thinking about her all day, I'd keep it to myself. Read over the Bible.

Girls give off this impression that they want a guy that thinks about them all the time, that's sweet, and caring but I think that's bull****. They want a guy with a life. One with ambitions and that makes their life interesting. Telling a girl that will only lower her IL of you. On a side note, how interested is this girl in you anyways?
 
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Oneitis. Oneitis. Oneitis. You need to get rid of your oneitis and start thinking of other things, at least other girls.
 

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**** her im done with her shes not worth all the trouble..she doesnt talk on the phone - one word answers.. **** this **** ill get a new ****
 

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Originally posted by CoRVeTTe6699
is it wrong to say to a girl that you couldnt get ur mind off her the whole day. (a girl that u want to let know that u like her)

Um.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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Originally posted by CoRVeTTe6699
is it wrong to say to a girl that you couldnt get ur mind off her the whole day. (a girl that u want to let know that u like her)
yes, if thats why u did it, no if your teasing her, eg, she asks what you are up to, thinking of you (it depends on the context and is a bad example), but if you do it teasingly it comes off well
 
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