"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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What do you do during your free time?

faeyt

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Other than meeting girls and spending time with girlfriends or what not.

I'm stuck in the city of my university this summer with a potential job, although it'd only be part time. I was just wondering what normal people (ie people who aren't losers like me and spend all their time in their room watching youtube videos) do in their free time, from when they wake up to before they go to bed.

All of my friends are back home or elsewhere so I'm essentially on my own here for the next 3 months, otherwise I'd just hang with them.
 

"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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Hustlaz Ambition

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Reading books
Working out
Shopping
Study
Video games(I live in Alabama, cut me some slack)
 

Atom Smasher

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Restoring vintage machines and amusement park rides/memorabilia

Playing guitar

Golf

RC planes every one in a while (I know.....)

Inventing
 

speed dawg

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Golf
Some hunting/fishing, not much
Trying to read more work related books
Trying to learn some other languages

Want to get more into shooting and karate.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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twentee

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for many years, what I did was work on fast draw, karate, shooting, casting bullets, reloading, gunsmithing, to make the spare money I needed to shoot enough to always place in the top 10% at big matches. Now I have found that I can normally do that without practicing much at all, just airsoft and dryfire.

I used to teach a lot of karate, and practice quite a bit myself, but now that I am older, I do quite a bit less of both. I used to read a ton of books and magazines, but now I mostly surf the net and post.
 

whiterock

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Mostly I like to spend my time with my Father because he is my teacher and now days he also have some diabetes as well. My Father is my best friend and my business guider as well..
 

BMX

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Shot guns and photos today since it was a beautiful day.
Reading, normally fiction but nonfiction right now.
Working out.
Music/movies
Shopping...kinda restricted on time these days so I will do much more later.
 

"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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Deep Dish

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Graphic design
Photography
Disk Jockeying

And I ride a motorcycle everywhere.
 

FairShake

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I'm an E.R. nurse with a daughter and a girlfriend and classes to get my BSN. What little free time I have is spent doing absolutely nothing.

Back in the day I played in bluegrass, blues, country, and rockabilly bands. I also played a lot of pool, basketball, rode my mountain bike, watched movies, drank beer, and cooked a lot.
 

Colossus

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I lift weights, hike, and mountaineer. Those are my passions. I love the planning of it, the prep, the effort, danger, and rewards. I see my female a couple days a week. I do some light 'man' reading here and there but I find physical activity much more fulfilling.

One thing I want to spend more time on is my writing.
 

whiterock

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whiterock said:
Mostly I like to spend my time with my Father because he is my teacher and now days he also have some diabetes as well. My Father is my best friend and my business guider as well..
Do you have any more idea for the free time?


Ntep floor scale
 

"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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