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 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.
Not to be rude or anything pairplus, because I usually like your posts alot, but I have to disagree with you on this point.PairPlusRoyalFlush said:Ive blown this question a few times becuase I read the girls type wrong and therefore gave the wrong answer.
I agree with the rest of your post, but how does this even compute? If you have a sh!tload of core confidence etc. you won't be mulling over and trying to micromanage every detail of your actions, this would be insecurity. If you mean that he should stop being insecure and become confident, well I'd say it's better to try and not give a fvck, at first you lie to yourself that you don't care, but then you really don't. Somehow then, confidence gets a place to grow.narcissist said:Obviously go by the fundamentals such as having a sh*t load of core confidence and being ****y and funny, but DO NOT begin formulating and contemplating granular factors.