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.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
I totally agree on both points. You can usually sense when her interest is waning and it's a good idea to trust your instinct. Unfortunately a lot of us try to make excuses and put a positive spin on it, believing she's playing hard to get, she's busy or she's afraid to fall in love or something like that. Those reasons are almost never true.Atom Smasher said:If there's anything I've learned in my 54 years on this planet it's that when you suspect something is wrong, something IS wrong. If she is losing interest you need to spring into action and recover the frame. That means withdrawing attention. That is the ONLY thing that most women respond to.
When you withdraw attention, she is forced to get off her high horse and re-evaluate how she really feels about the relationship.
There's more than likely another man around. Salvaging such a case is more trouble than it's worth. Keep your distance. Court's orders.Yo'Mama said:It's hard to get it back, isn't it?
Not only do women survive being dumped much better but they also tend to have no remorse when dumping a dude. In fact they derive pleasure out of the thought that some dude is out there pining over her. That's how ****ing sick women are. Many men (including myself) are part of the problem as well but NOT for the same reason. The "problem" with these men is that they realize women are human beings too with "real" feelings and have no intention in hurting women emotionally.Atom Smasher said:Women survive getting dumped much better than men do, in general. They cry it out, blab to their friends about it ad nauseum, and move on. We guys tend to internalize it and it's a slow burn-off. So the moral of the story is whatever you do, don't get dumped. Be aware at all times and if you see her losing interest, be proactive and take ownership of the dynamic.
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.
It comes down to delusions of grandeur, if a girl's interest is waning, then I get the hell out of the situation.Jariel said:I totally agree on both points. You can usually sense when her interest is waning and it's a good idea to trust your instinct. Unfortunately a lot of us try to make excuses and put a positive spin on it, believing she's playing hard to get, she's busy or she's afraid to fall in love or something like that. Those reasons are almost never true.
How's that for f**kin' reality?! Gotta love it.C-quenced said:Not only do women survive being dumped much better but they also tend to have no remorse when dumping a dude. In fact they derive pleasure out of the thought that some dude is out there pining over her. That's how ****ing sick women are. Many men (including myself) are part of the problem as well but NOT for the same reason. The "problem" with these men is that they realize women are human beings too with "real" feelings and have no intention in hurting women emotionally.