Maximummax
Senior Don Juan
Does it mean the game is over on the spot?
Seniors - throw some light on this folks.
Seniors - throw some light on this folks.
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.
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.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
yep. The trick here is to not look disappointed. Chicks love to get a reaction out of guys that states you wanted them, it makes em fell all warm and fuzzy. Act as if she said she has 10 cats at home. Have the attitude that she just disqualified herself to you and now you're relieved that you can move on to something better.VladPatton said:I agree with Mauser. You've done your deed, and whether or not the boyfriend exists is irrelevant.
It's a no-joy for you, so you just say "Ah well, ok, have a good one, great talking to you" and you make your exit, like a confident man with options does.
Yes. Either that or she doesn't want to be with you. At least not in a girlfriend/boyfriend relationship with at that time.Maximummax said:Does it mean the game is over on the spot?
Seniors - throw some light on this folks.
My guess is you were tepid in your first approach 6 months ago so yeah, she probably found someone that was probably more assertive than you were. I would look somewhere else if I were you. Best of lucks.Maximummax said:actually this chick works in hair salon, when the second time i went there(this was actually six months ago), i said lets have a drink, for that she said she just moved into a new apartment and blah blah .. so i took it easy and moved on.
this time after several months i get to see her, she mentioned "My boyfriend" in the conv, i took it easy.
the next day, i went to a grocery store very close to that salon,she sees me and greets me" Hey you". i had a small conv, didn't hit on her or anything
and we parted. ENd of story.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
That is my normal response and it is like putting chum into the water - you would be surprised of how competitive women are to catch an eligible bachelor so that they can parade him amongst their friends like a prime stallion or something.Dear Max,
You respond "Iwould be more surprised if a Woman as attractive as you didn't"..
All life is simply about what your self-respect dictates and how much you're willing to work through.Mauser96 said:You have me confused. If so, does it matter if she does? Well, it does. Because if she is really committed to him, I don't want to spend the whole evening bugging her, making a complete fool of my self, until she tells me finally "Fvck off". So no, I won't do that.
If not, does it matter? Yes, it does. Because if she doesn't but says she does, that means she is not interested. I don't want to spend the whole evening bugging her, making a complete fool of my self, until she tells me finally "Fvck off". So no, I won't do that.
It is about self-respect.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.