Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

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.

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What did i do wrong?

kingkong98

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theres this girl that i used to flirt with once in a while but i always had other stuff going on so i never really persued it. i havent talken to her in a while but i had a legit question to ask her today so i texted her. she busted my chops a little bit for disappearing for the past couple of months and was she being pretty flirtty so then i sent her a text saying "lets grab a bite to eat next week and catch up on things"...she never wrote back...so what do i do now? should i just call her in a few days and try to set something up or just forget about it?
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Christ women are unbelievable sometimes... :cuss:

Really, would it have hurt her to text back 'sorry, not interested' or something?

Please, do yourself a favor and just drop it. Really, behavior like that is unacceptable.

In fact, if you feel so inclined, just text her, 'you know, I always thought it was kinda rude not to give somebody the courtesy of a reply, whatever that reply may be, but I guess I must be crazy.'
 

kingsam

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next her
girls flirt for fun its not always that their interested (eg guys only flirst when interested)
dont worry
if you see her next time bust on her C+F - dont expect anything tho
 

Ease

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Crazy female behaviour.

Probably has a guy and was looking for a gay bff.

You were too badass, gj.
 

"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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kingkong98 said:
theres this girl that i used to flirt with once in a while but i always had other stuff going on so i never really persued it. i havent talken to her in a while but i had a legit question to ask her today so i texted her. she busted my chops a little bit for disappearing for the past couple of months and was she being pretty flirtty so then i sent her a text saying "lets grab a bite to eat next week and catch up on things"...she never wrote back...so what do i do now? should i just call her in a few days and try to set something up or just forget about it?
She got you back.

That's all there is to it.

You did it to her and now she got to do it to you and she regained control of that frame and now, you're wondering whether to call her or not?

Isn't there a reason you didn't pursue it in the first place?
I guess I'm just not understanding the situation clearly... but you went from texting her (NOT CALLING HER!?) to ask her a legit question and then use the same medium to ask her out?

If you really, REALLY don't care about this girl, MAYBE you can give her a call in a few days, but I will almost guarantee that she will NOT pick up the phone and she will NOT call back.

All she probably wanted to do was flirt a little via text and not actually set up a date or anything.

Trust me, if she doesn't respond to you, she's doing YOU a FAVOR with this "dismissal". Women would rather ignore you or say things like: "Maybe"... than to just say "NO" or "NOT interested" altogether. It's not in their programming to turn down a guy in a non-subtle manner when it comes to being asked out... hences all the flakes in this world.
 

Commandante

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kingkong98 said:
What did I do wrong?
That´s an easy one.

STOP

THE

FVCKIN´

TEXTING

NOW

!

Rollo Tomassi said:
In POOK's inimitable words, Rejection is better than Regret.

Emails, IMs and TXTs - I should also add lengthy phone conversations to this list as well, but really any technology that seemingly increases comunication serves as a buffer (for both genders) the more it limits interpersonal communication. In the AFC case, the rationalization is that it keeps him in constant contact with his sex interest (which in and of itself is a mistake), but only serves as a buffer against her rejection. The latent peception being that it's easier to read a rejection (or hear one) than to potentially be rejected in person.
read the full post here
 

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^^^Strongly agree! Wtf, are u 12? Texting should only be used like hot sauce on a taco; sparingly. For god's sake quit being so damn predictable and needy!
 

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Strongly disagree. nothing wrong with texting. I used it to get my current gf as a means of communication and still communicate via txt most days. Thats not to say you shouldn't use phone game and try to see them in person, but girls love to text. If I never texted my gf back it would start a fight :kick:
 

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Consider this a loss.

This girl found out she had you running to her. Since she's the prize in this case, you're not attractive in her eyes.

Stop texting. Stop being predictable. Spin more plates. It's for your own good. And listen to pastor Kailex too! Rep for him!
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

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Commandante

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Rampage1 said:
Strongly disagree. nothing wrong with texting.
If and only if you bang her every night at least since weeks.

Rampage1 said:
but girls love to text.
Yeah, but let it be their problem, not ours. They also like wearing strings. Do you see where this is heading to?
 

Rampage1

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I see where this is heading too but you are quite simply wrong. I am the one with the hot gf and I can tell for sure that there is nothign wrong with texting as long as you see her often enough and dont use it as your only means of coummunication. I see my gf about 3-4 times a week, and call her 1-2 times a week at night for a chat. Then she texts me most days asking how I am etc. and I reply accordingly. So STFU :p
 
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