Paintballguy
Master Don Juan
so ive been in a ltr for over a year now. yesterday, she was like "i dont feel the same about us emotionally". what the hell is the translation on that one? should i cut bait and go?
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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.
She's telling you that she's losing interest. Though there may be a secret meaning that a more experienced guy here can delve into.Paintballguy said:so ive been in a ltr for over a year now. yesterday, she was like "i dont feel the same about us emotionally". what the hell is the translation on that one? should i cut bait and go?
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
"Remember the way I used to feel about you a few months ago when we first started going out? I feel that way for someone new now and don't have the decency and common courtesy to let you know... so, I'm going to beat around the bush enough... just enough to give you a while to go post about it on an internet forum although I'm already sure you have figured out that this relationship ended a while ago. Now, once you figure it out, please dump me but stick around just in case this new branch doesn't work out. I promise that once you dump me, I will do my best to act surprised and almost hurt about this."Paintballguy said:so ive been in a ltr for over a year now. yesterday, she was like "i dont feel the same about us emotionally". what the hell is the translation on that one? should i cut bait and go?
Hahaha! There it is.Kailex said:"Remember the way I used to feel about you a few months ago when we first started going out? I feel that way for someone new now and don't have the decency and common courtesy to let you know... so, I'm going to beat around the bush enough... just enough to give you a while to go post about it on an internet forum although I'm already sure you have figured out that this relationship ended a while ago. Now, once you figure it out, please dump me but stick around just in case this new branch doesn't work out. I promise that once you dump me, I will do my best to act surprised and almost hurt about this."
i really dont care man. i was getting the itch to be single again anyways.Korrupt said:Hahaha! There it is.
Did not mean to laugh at OP's misfortune.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
been there, done that and got the t shirt lolMegaman XIV said:But to the OP, just move on.
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.