"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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When should I text for a date?

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Just looking for a bit of guidance in this situation...

-Met this girl in the gym a couple weeks ago and we started talking
-Yesterday I said we should go out sometime and got her number
-Want to set up a date for NEXT Sunday

Should I hit her up this weekend, or wait till next week?
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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Three day advance is normally enough. So say, Friday evening.
Setup too early and they can psych their way out of it.

Up to you para, if you think shes attracted enough it shouldnt matter either way.
 

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Three days advance might be good for a weekday but is not a good idea for a weekend date.

Most women have their weekend plans finalized by thursday.

Ask her out wednesday...for sunday.
 

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pdx1138 said:
Three days advance might be good for a weekday but is not a good idea for a weekend date.

Most women have their weekend plans finalized by thursday.

Ask her out wednesday...for sunday.
I actually meant text her THIS weekend, not next weekend. THIS weekend or next Wednesday.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Rather than immediately ask her out in the first text, I decided to send her a picture message/inside joke. No response all day. Lmao wooooow. Not sure if wrong number or just being ignored :confused:

Oh women...
 

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.Paradox. said:
Rather than immediately ask her out in the first text, I decided to send her a picture message/inside joke. No response all day. Lmao wooooow. Not sure if wrong number or just being ignored :confused:

Oh women...
I'd say call the number tomorrow. If no luck, ask her about it and get it straight next time you see her in the gym.
 

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.Paradox. said:
Rather than immediately ask her out in the first text, I decided to send her a picture message/inside joke. No response all day. Lmao wooooow. Not sure if wrong number or just being ignored :confused:

Oh women...

That happened to me. Not a good sign, so tread carefully.
 

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Korrupt said:
I'd say call the number tomorrow. If no luck, ask her about it and get it straight next time you see her in the gym.

VladPatton said:
That happened to me. Not a good sign, so tread carefully.
Why the f*ck would a girl give you a fake number or ignore you when you see her every week? Wtf?
 

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Dude... seriously, why would you text her to ask her out? Texting KILLS relationships, as well as dating prospects. Furthermore, why would you just send her a picture? How the heck is she supposed to respond to that - with an "LOL" message? Is it supposed to turn her on?

The purpose of the phone is to use it as a tool to get the date - nothing more. And in this case you don't even need the phone - assuming you see her at the gym regulary, you could've just asked her out there. Regardless, you don't need to waste your time sending random texts to this chick in the hopes of building interest - that's what the DATE is for. Wait 3 days before you want to take her out to ask her out, then don't contact her again until you see her on the date. You will get better results if you stay off the phone LESS. Hope this helps!
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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Harry Wilmington said:
Dude... seriously, why would you text her to ask her out? Texting KILLS relationships, as well as dating prospects. Furthermore, why would you just send her a picture? How the heck is she supposed to respond to that - with an "LOL" message? Is it supposed to turn her on?

The purpose of the phone is to use it as a tool to get the date - nothing more. And in this case you don't even need the phone - assuming you see her at the gym regulary, you could've just asked her out there. Regardless, you don't need to waste your time sending random texts to this chick in the hopes of building interest - that's what the DATE is for. Wait 3 days before you want to take her out to ask her out, then don't contact her again until you see her on the date. You will get better results if you stay off the phone LESS. Hope this helps!
Just to clarify, it was a pic with text. An inside joke. Not just a random picture lol.

And I "asked her out" at the gym, but decided to take her number so I could contact her and set it up later.
 

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Boscus said:
''Drinks my place?''

Text her that
An alt: "Drinks Thursday? 8:30pm @ wherever"

After SS taught me about using texting as a tool and NOT as a means of building attraction, I did exactly that last week. Got the number, sent a couple friendly messages back and forth, then, "Drinks Thursday? 8:30pm @ [bar across the street from my house]"
 

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TheCWord said:
An alt: "Drinks Thursday? 8:30pm @ wherever"

After SS taught me about using texting as a tool and NOT as a means of building attraction, I did exactly that last week. Got the number, sent a couple friendly messages back and forth, then, "Drinks Thursday? 8:30pm @ [bar across the street from my house]"
Ya agree. Texting is only used as a tool to meet in real life, in real life, that's when you can game her properly... a woman has a gazillion guys texting her at any one point, so you have to be assertive and set up a meet, or she'll catergorize you the same as the other afcs...
 

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***UPDATE***

For anyone who cares, she got back to me. She sent me: "Hey! Sorry I was working all weekend it was nuts.Those are so funny haha" (in reference to my pic/inside joke).

She's definitely bullsh!tting.

That was earlier today. Didn't see her in the gym so when I got home I responded with a text trying to set up a date. I'll update with her response when I get it. Hopefully it takes her less than 48 hours to respond this time.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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.Paradox. said:
***UPDATE***

For anyone who cares, she got back to me. She sent me: "Hey! Sorry I was working all weekend it was nuts.Those are so funny haha" (in reference to my pic/inside joke).

She's definitely bullsh!tting.

That was earlier today. Didn't see her in the gym so when I got home I responded with a text trying to set up a date. I'll update with her response when I get it. Hopefully it takes her less than 48 hours to respond this time.
Those are some red flags but I hope it works out. If she takes too long to respond or making the plans don't come easy, be prepared to abort immediately before you get too attached. Just looking out for you, man :cool:
 

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TheCWord said:
Those are some red flags but I hope it works out. If she takes too long to respond or making the plans don't come easy, be prepared to abort immediately before you get too attached. Just looking out for you, man :cool:
Yeah, I completely agree. If she says "she can't" and doesn't reciprocate it'll pretty much tell me everything I need to know. We'll see...
 

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Yep. Bullsh!tter and attention wh0re. She texts me back saying "blah blah I should tell you I've been seeing someone, but you seem like a cool guy so I'd be down to hang out after school blows over."
 
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