"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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Weird vs. Awkward

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just a thought. weird and awkward are different things. being a lil weird is ok if not even good. awkward is bad though, you do not want that. its ok to be a lil random though. like theres this kinda wierd kid at my school ( alot of people say hes weird) but he also has high social status and has some girls chasing after him. dont be too weird though. just mix it up a lil, dont be boring and predictable. so yeah just a lil thought here. use at your own risk because i havent really tested this yet. what do you guys think? good, bad, inbetween?

edit: by the way make sure you dont come across as creepy or awkward or anything while saying something... weird. just keep her smiling the whole way. maybe she'll get a kick out of your weirdness. if not stop or something. i dunno just keep it light and fun. this is just to help you do that even more while reducing predictability. which is good. i guess. ;)
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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War Against Betaism

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Weird and awkward can actually mean the same thing, what you're probably thinking is the weird where the person doesn't give a sh1t of what other people think of him. I knew a guy who was kind of weird but was ultra popular, didn't give a sh1t what anyone thought of him and got women like that, though the reason he was so popular wasn't because he was weird, it was because he was dominant.
 

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A lot of people think I'm weird because, of the music I listen to, it's only weird here because practically everyone listens to rap/hip-hop (but then again it is pretty weird) and people are always like "you listen to such depressing music, but your always so optimistic and smiling" everytime a girl has used this line on me, it's almost always turned into good things :yes:

So yeah a bit of weird is good, as long as you can pull it off, and make it look almost normal.

As for being random, i found it works on the dumber girls but the smarted ones hate it, which kinda makes sense

And awkward, it's horrible...
 

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Furnezz, YES, thats a much more suitable word. thank you. it actually makes more sense already
 

"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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TheEnergizer said:
like theres this kinda wierd kid at my school ( alot of people say hes weird) but he also has high social status and has some girls chasing after him.
Sounds kinda like my situation at the moment ;)

PS: Would you personally consider this kid "cool" in any way shape or form?
 

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OTB said:
i thought that awkward turtle **** was only in my school.... guess i was wrong lol. but yeah, spontaneous is the right word. everyone loves spontaneous people, not just women. being awkward is just strange, it makes people feel uncomfortable.
 

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OTB said:
i thought that awkward turtle **** was only in my school.... guess i was wrong lol. but yeah, spontaneous is the right word. everyone loves spontaneous people, not just women. being awkward is just strange, it makes people feel uncomfortable.
Nah bro, you'd be surprised :cool:

But honest to God, when I first saw one of my friends doing it (he's actually a former member on this site), I sincerely thought it was one of the stupidest little cultural memes that have permeated our modern society.

Come to think of it, the "Awkward Turtle" is not an effective tool for anything! It is neither cute, funny or orginal. It also does not accomplish it's original task of making the awkard silences "less awkward" somehow.....

So yeah, in my opinion it's absolutely RETARDED :mad:


By the way Cassanova_Child, you're signature is one of the greatest things I have ever read on this site by far! :up:
 

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to me, awkward turtle just makes things a lot more awkward lol. and thanks about the sig: I had a revelation one day a few months ago and did wrote that. funny thing is, I havent started applying this to my life until this last week or so.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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to me, awkward turtle just makes things a lot more awkward lol. and thanks about the sig: I had a revelation one day a few months ago and did wrote that. funny thing is, I havent started applying this to my life until this last week or so.
How so? :)

What happened that caused you to make such a radical change right out of the blue?
 

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How so? :)

What happened that caused you to make such a radical change right out of the blue?
long story short: i've always been pretty social up till 9th, then I got a bad case of oneitis taht kinda ruined my social life, and now half way through 10 grade, I just realized that this is a freaking waste of time, longer this continues, LESS of a chance i have of succeeding with ANY women, persistance and clinginess are not the same thing (and ive been analyzing myself a lot more, and i think i was being clingly, not persistant lol)

so i've gone back to not caring about peoples 'reactions' and 'first opinions' etc... none of that matters. being open and fun is much more important. so its time to throw myself back into the game completely (not just women, hanging with the guys, sports, music). complete 360% on my life.

theres a party on friday: I have 5 days to see how my change of attitude will affect my game there.
 

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haha got me there. yes indeed 180 degrees :)

nice joke Furnezz i lol'd.
 

"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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Wierd is being different and looked down upon for it

Awkward is making people uncomfortable and an ass of yourself

Steer clear of both imo. Be different but not wierd.
 

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Pdizzzzzzle said:
Anyone else know about the awkward salmon?
how about awkward moose, donkey, fish, turtle, lion, and zebra?
 

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I'm not sure if any of you have seen Conan O'Brien, but he's very good at awkward humor (Jon Stewart does it too sometimes). He is awkward on purpose to get a laugh and it works.

What do you guys make of this? Utilizing awkward silences or comments on purpose to be funny? There are ways you can do this without looking like a total creeper. I actually do this sometimes (and I meet the awkward turtle a lot) and the results don't seem to be harming me. The people always laugh and the conversation doesn't die or anything.
 

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how exactly do you utilize them WCF? do you do the little turtle thing because when i did it people were just like (okaayyy...(and it only made more awkward, i guess thats the point of it huh) lol
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

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.

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