Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
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.
How game can be less? Game after a while should be an integral part of your identity, so how can you behave less than yourself?You are correct and onto something brother, Good quality woman can see the playerish fassage a mile away and will have no problems backing off. The best type of relationships often goes with the flow and requires no games on your part because you're coming from a good frame, value and a sense of purpose. The less games the better.
I would replace the word “game” with “value”. Have value and you will naturally and authentically behave in your best ways. You won’t even have to think about “game”. “Game” is a childish word. As adults, let’s use the word “value” instead. The word “value” cuts through all the bs and theories.I think a man should always employ a bit of "Game" in his relationships and in life... so should women (Girl Game).
However...
There is a big difference between 'having game" and 'playing games'... below sums it up beautifully imo.
>>"Having game" is the confident, authentic ability to flirt, converse and spark attraction, whereas "playing games" is a manipulative, dishonest approach involving mind f*cks, shyt tests and extreme push-pull tactics.
While 'having game' builds connection, 'playing games' causes mistrust, anxiety, and instability.<<
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.
All relations between humans contain "games" of some sortIf you actually found a good woman, you might not want to play games.