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 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.
Ahahaha hahahaha! That's gold, I love it. Used it already!All you have to say is "you're not ugly, you're just facially challenged"
lol I can see that working."I've seen worse" playfully
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
selfmademob said:All you have to say is "you're not ugly, you're just facially challenged"
No No NO!!Skel said:"I've seen worse" playfully
I like it a lot, I'm stealing this from you.DJDamage said:"hmmm Lets take a look (raise her chin slightly up and give her a seductive I want to fvck you stare in the eyes) "If you were ugly I wouldn't be looking at you like I am looking at you now"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
NEGS are for bar chicks and models who think the world need to kiss their arse. This was not a positive feedback from your lady and I don't see telling someone as being "brat" warrant that kind of reaction unless your girl has some serious issues.My Name is Nobody said:Is this a good reaction to get when you neg her?
If there is anything worse then giving them a bad neg is also have to appologize for it, that is a double whammy.My Name is Nobody said:I panicked and consoled her and let her know I was just joking.
Alright but make sure you do it right with confidence, otherwise she will sneer at you for pretending to be suave.War Against Betaism said:I like it a lot, I'm stealing this from you.
DJDamage said:NEGS are for bar chicks and models who think the world need to kiss their arse. This was not a positive feedback from your lady and I don't see telling someone as being "brat" warrant that kind of reaction unless your girl has some serious issues.
If there is anything worse then giving them a bad neg is also have to appologize for it, that is a double whammy.
A BPD girl I was involved with (didn't know it at the time) and I were "getting back together" and I saw this crazy side of her when we went to lunch one day. She started going on and on about wanting plastic surgery, that she hated her nose, that she wanted her lips worked on, that she hates her face, never saw her talk like that before. Scared the hell out of me because it was disturbing. She was really getting into it.Jitterbug said:It raises two red flags: she's a LSE and an AW. You can neg her on her AWing if she's attractive and is just fishing for approval.
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.
Good stuff and I bet it would work more times than not. But what if it comes up again? And again? And again? Like someone said earlier she could be an AW, more specifically she is feeling self conscious. It could be a one time thing, a short time phase or possibly a permanent thing that will come back to haunt you repeatedly though the entire relationship! :nervous: But how do you know? You ask...DJDamage said:No No NO!!
This type of C/F has the potential to backfire big time. Women are insecure creatures and sometimes what look like a sh1t test is an actual feeling of being insecure about their looks. Yes I agree you shouldn't do the AFC thing and say some stupid sh1t like "you are crazy!! you are so pretty!!!" but a line that worked for me before:
Girl: " I feel that I am ugly"
DJDAMAGE: "hmmm Lets take a look (raise her chin slightly up and give her a seductive I want to fvck you stare in the eyes) "If you were ugly I wouldn't be looking at you like I am looking at you now"
Girl: (Blushes giggles) "You are smooth DJDAMAGE"
DJDAMAGE: Smooth is my middle name.
Yeah it does sound corney but it worked! chicks eat that up with a spoon!
Yeah that has happened to me when I first started out, I've been through my hurdles lol.DJDamage said:Alright but make sure you do it right with confidence, otherwise she will sneer at you for pretending to be suave.
More ammo to add in my arsenal!Poonani Maker said:"Stick with me and you'll be pretty.."