"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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alright at my lunch table her name is HB Ivy i dont really talk to her but the other day my friend Antonio was having a conversation with her:
Antonio: your too white
Ivy: no im not! -pause- I'm going tanning soon! u shud see me wen im tan
Me(kinda under my breath): that tan wont help ur man face!
then her reaction, she didnt say anything her jaw jus dropped down real low like she was thinkin "holy **** did he jus say that?" then antonio goes off sayin "this is the reason u dont get *****" but this happened thursday then friday and today(monday she sits rite next to me on friday but on her other side was antonio who shes good friends with but today she jus sat next to me no one around on her other side, no conversation, no nothing im thinking shes tryin to get me to talk to her, im hopin this was a glorious fvck up buy idk. thoughts? suggestions?
 

"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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Just a question, why the hell did you say that....?
 

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OP dun goofed, move on and hope no one ever hears about it - but..... She's still trying to talk to you so IDK? Maybe what you said had a 'neg' affect on her.
 

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yea thats what im thinking with the neg effect, i doubt i ever said 3 words to her, she jus sits at my lunch table and i never really even thought of going after her, the thing here is she used to sit on the other side of the table now for 2 days without fail she sits next to me also im pretty sure she tryin to work that ugly friend routine cuz every girl she hangs out with are either fat ugly or a combination of both i talked to some of my friends and they think she aint used to be criticized and now she thinks she needs to get me cuz in her mind im something she cant have, and guido like i said if it works out it wud be a miraculous fvck up, i didnt even think shed here it wen i said it, also one more thing i feel i didnt touch on enough her responce DID NOT look angry it was a look of complete surprise like she was thinking "i cant believe this"
 
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"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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