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.
Simple.
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.
You are right. It is less to do with the religion more to do with gaming and self rectification. I see it and I made myself believe otherwise.
Does it not seem strange that religions want you to act like it was back in the days when the most exciting thing that was going on chasing down that runaway camel? I mean think about it. There was nothing to do and nowhere to go. Of course they had all day to pray.
Well, in my world I reflect on choices which are the best for me. If I like a woman but feel a little dependency creeping up, I readjust my thinking accordingly.
Lol I love how you caught me out on my bs. I've discussed this with mates and they've eaten it up lol. Don juans ey.
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.
I can only answer for me saying that when I need to adjust my frame, I take a couple days to make sure all of my goals are being met, and that no one is stopping me from meeting them.