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.
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.
Oh god. I have 4 girl room mates. Hell no.MetalFortress said:Just try to listen to Lady Gaga and remain in a bad mood. Hah.
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.
Excellent stuff!KontrollerX said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jelFr894yBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXNjgYx3SKI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4pqjUgnuz8
This is the kind of music that I listen to.
Music can help one maintain a certain unstoppable winning attitude.
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.
I listen to deep house, progressive, deep progressive, tech, deep tech, minimal, tribal, drum & bass, dubstep, trance, techno. And since it's rare to find a fellow electronic music aficionado, I leave you two little gems:Upside said:My favorite type is electronica, more specifically trance, vocal trance, house, progressive, etc. Great songs can make me feel euphoric. A lot of people don't like it as much as I do and some can even find it as annoying. Just not into a lot of that Top 40 ****. One of these days I'll meet a chick who will love to **** with this in the background.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc2kqjLgAHE&feature=related
Liking ^ right about now. Sound quality isn't that great.
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.
Yes again!Upside said:My favorite type is electronica, more specifically trance, vocal trance, house, progressive, etc. Great songs can make me feel euphoric. A lot of people don't like it as much as I do and some can even find it as annoying. Just not into a lot of that Top 40 ****. One of these days I'll meet a chick who will love to **** with this in the background.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc2kqjLgAHE&feature=related
Liking ^ right about now. Sound quality isn't that great.
MGMT is a great band. I especially like "Kids" and "Time to Pretend"Julian said:ive been listening to this MGMT Electric Feel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmZexg8sxyk
sorry its vevo
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.