"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.
What is your minimum HB # for sarging?
- Thread starter Mr. Wolf
- Start date
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
mostwantedbabyfather
Don Juan
I only pursue those women who really turn me on and there’s not a lot who do. Mostly, if she’s not the prettiest girl in the room, I’m not interested. I’ll flirt and hang out with lesser women but I am very picky when it comes to who I’ll get intimate with, physically as well as emotionally.Mr. Wolf said:
Typically I’ll gain a new girlfriend at a rate of about once a year, sometimes less, sometimes more, but each tends to stay around, on and off, for a few years. This year there have been 4 that I’ve had sex with.
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
The Inside Man
Master Don Juan
the low point for me is 6.5HB, but I probably dominate the interaction, as I look and act very confident, its just that I'm new at this dating sarging stuff, so I usually make any possibly sarges that I feel are within my reach, but it dies out rather quick due to lack of attraction from my side..
Microphone Fiend
Master Don Juan
'my standards are as high as the prettiest girl in the room'
MightyMate
Master Don Juan
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mahon83050
Banned
MightyMate said:
It is a 7 for me. I actually prefer the 7's and 8's to the Super hot ones.
Who the hell in their mind wants to draw that kind of attention (when with a super hot chick) and have guys acting like swarming vultures around her all of the time. NO THANKS!!
"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.
Dongfu
Banned
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Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
Yes, exactly. If a HB5 wants to be my fvck toy wh0re, then it's hard to say noDongfu said:
Joe The Homophobe
Master Don Juan
reminds me
One day Adams sitting in the garden of Eden all depressed. Gods comes to him and says 'Adam, why are you sad? I have created this paradise so you may be happy'. Adam says to God 'Its a really nice garden and all, but I have no one to cook or clean for me, and I have no one to play with my balls'. So God thinks for a moment and says 'ok, I have the perfect mate in mind, but it will cost you 1 arm, 1 leg, 1 of your eyes and you left nut.' Adam ponders for a moment and says 'really? what can i get for just one rib?'
Lord Shinra
Senior Don Juan
Anything lower I wont bother with.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
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.