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.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
hahah nice~!Originally posted by Reagan
ahhh Let's see what I got for ya.
"Hi"
"Hello"
"Hey"
I call them the three H's. You can remember it because of Santa Clause.
You know, "Ho Ho Ho".
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.
I KNOW THAT BUT JUST FOR MY FIRST FEW TO GET OVER FIRST HIRDLE I WANT A DEFAULT ONE THEN I WILL START BEING NATURALOriginally posted by \O/
How about "Hi"?![]()
If you want openers, just search the forum and you'll find plenty. Some are good, some are not. Instead of having canned, default lines, try to observe the surroundings and comment on that. If you learn how to do that, you'll never run out of **** to say..Pace reality..
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.
THOSE ARE GAYOriginally posted by Reagan
Capslock is gay.
"Hi, nice weather?"
"Hey, Can I ask you a question? Do you think George Bush is gay?"
"hello, your hair is gross."
"Hey your expression looks like you have to tinkle."
"Excuse me, but are you constipated?"
These are 2 different questions in the title of your post and since some of the other sosuavers have answered the question about opening lines...Originally posted by metrhoe
like a default line i can use all situations or activity like asking them a question about something like "can i ask ur opinion on something blah whats blah blah"
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.
WHATS THE SECRET TO THIS? TELL ME HOW I CAN B BIG PLAYAOriginally posted by superchristx
I can't believe none of you guys are telling him about the magic spell. God, it's like we finally hear about the trick and suddenly we want to hoard this knowledge all for ourselves. Won't someone tell this poor chump the magic spell so he can become a supafly pimp?