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She ignored me too
*staples self to wall*
*staples self to wall*
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
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.
Okay docs I'll be honest I did want him but that's not the point. I am new to this and he did stuff and backed off push and pull and tried to act like he does this stuff everyday. Oh dreamy I love to give massages. That's what he said. and I give them to everyone. I sort of fell for that during the first massage bc I asked for it. But he asked to give the second one and he was all maybe you could give me a massage too. He's always sarcastic so I didn't know if I should take him seriously. But he was smooth. Your shirt feels like sandpaper...let me pull it up so you can get the full effect. I was in total disbelief. Let me describe our positions. I was laying on my stomach stretched out and he was like sitting in the spot between my legs running his hands up and down the sides of my body. Oh god How stupid am I to think that that was innocent? He changed the positions of his hands frequently from using his palms to apply pressure to my back muscles placing his hands just right below my waist band. He also seemed to enjoy lightly squeezing my sides and hips but then he went to my inner thighs and I swear I felt him brush me but I thought I was imagining it. I assumed it was an accident. It was really light so I wasn't sure. Then he finally stopped and I he got off the couch and I sat upDocs said:I love this post. You know you wanted anything he wanted to deliver, hiding behind that mask of 'I'm confused, all weird feely'.
You know you want him
^ - Not really, you just held back. You know damn well if you really wanted to kiss him, or he kissed you.... it works both ways.
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.
Slique said:Nope, not an innocent act at all.
You know the song "Bump and Grind"? (by R Kelly I think), well that's what it reminds me of.
"My mind's telling me 'no', but my body's telling me 'yes'"
Maybe you guys should talk further? Perhaps something good might come out of it.
Doubtful. If you had made a move, he would of acted on it faster then you could say 'waittt'. It's too bad he didn't proceed onwards, he had you going really good I beat.I know you are all in agreement but is there anyway possible that his massaging me didn't mean he wanted me?
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.
He wanted you.DreamyChick said:I know you are all in agreement but is there anyway possible that his massaging me didn't mean he wanted me? Cause part of me feels like he was teasing me a lot. That's not cool.
I have done this exact same thing when seducing a woman. If I don't want her I wouldn't bother getting under her shirt.at one point he pulled my shirt up so he could have contact with my skin on my back and said it was so I could get the full effect. But he made it sound very innocent said he gave massages all the time. he gave me another massage before I went home as well. Before I left he hugged me and that was that.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Haha have you skimmed thru our DJ Bible?DreamyChick said:I know you are all in agreement but is there anyway possible that his massaging me didn't mean he wanted me? Cause part of me feels like he was teasing me a lot. That's not cool.
I swear the more I think about his actions the more they seem like techniques you discuss here. I knew there was a reason I came here and this is why.Bigg Boss said:Haha have you skimmed thru our DJ Bible?
That's the objective. To get you wondering "Do he like me or does he not?". If he let you know straight up, you'd be able to take advantage of it (whether that be good OR bad, he doesn't know), and he'd lose control of the situation.
I try to teach my female friends how to play the game that men use on them back at them but I think it's impossible for a female. As long as a man is doing it right, female can't think straight (or is thinking too much).
Yeah but I have been with a guy that was pretty forward stating it asking me about it so much so that it turned me off. Not kidding there. This guy didnt do that. Like I said one minute he was touching me the next he wasn't so I was getting really confused. So I was like huh?Bvbidd said:DreamyChick this is a conversation that you have with all your girlfriends, we are just going to tell you what you already know.
He wants to do you, but he's obviously not going to just confess and throw off his clothes.
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.