"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
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.
What the HELL??? My rant about women who love FOOTBALL
- Thread starter STR8UP
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"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.
Here is the thing...YOU chooce to sit through all the chick flicks, and to listen to the gossip and all that crap. YOUR choice as nobody was putting a gun to your head.insanity said:
Now...I do believe men and women must have some 'space'. Nothing better than watching a football game alone, while she is either cleaning the house or gossiping with her girlfriends or doing girly stuff.
You don't need to add "competiveness" in the relationship. Leave that for when you are playing dominoes or cards or table games.
And you don't want to surrender the "with the guys watching the game" element either.
squirrels
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She's probably into the emotional high of cheering for a team more than the actual sport. Ask her what a 46 defense is.STR8UP said:
I'd rather have a girl I can take to a game who won't be sitting there on her cellphone the whole time. If you want a super-femi girl, then dump the one you're with. Or date another girl behind her back.
Vulpine
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"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.
What is WRONG is when a woman evaluates the relationship based on her partner's lack of interest for the same sport. Same goes with men valuing women on how much she dislikes sports.