Ken785
Master Don Juan
im talknig about Pook and Mr. Fingers and others...those who have been on here for a long time...any insight??
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.
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.
Are you always that poetic?Docs said:The same reason why the greats thoughout the history of time don't exist. They moved or passed on. Replaced by the greats of today, and the upcomings of tomorrow.
Who's the greats of today? David Delangelo is the only one I can come up with.Docs said:The same reason why the greats thoughout the history of time don't exist. They moved or passed on. Replaced by the greats of today, and the upcomings of tomorrow.
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.
i look up to my gf. is she a great?Docs said:BigJ: Meh, sometimes. Guess that makes me different
Peter: A great is whoever you look up to...