She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
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.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
end it at that.T|CK said:First, we start seeing each other. We start to like each other. Then I play as a challenge just to see if she's worth the effort. Then she tells me she loves me and she can't imagine life without me.
Michele said:end it at that.
become attached. I start to reciprocate those feelings. As soon as I start reciprocating those feelings, the script becomes flipped. She starts to become distant. She stops reciprocating those feelings to me.
How the hell do I stop this from happening every time? Do I always have to show that I don't care?
You become attached. You start acting differently. Acting in a more needy way as you now show that you need the woman for your happiness. When you start to get oneitis and looking for the woman to make you happy you are not giving to the relationship.T|CK said:Here's the dynamics that are involved with each and every single woman I've dated.
First, we start seeing each other. We start to like each other. Then I play as a challenge just to see if she's worth the effort. Then she tells me she loves me and she can't imagine life without me. Once I see that she feels I'm someone special, I become attached. I start to reciprocate those feelings. As soon as I start reciprocating those feelings, the script becomes flipped. She starts to become distant. She stops reciprocating those feelings to me.
How the hell do I stop this from happening every time? Do I always have to show that I don't care? Do I always have to be aloof and independent? Does it ever work out? Is it ever mutual? How do you make it last? I'm at my wits end. I don't know how to keep her wanting me.
touch their private areas.T|CK said:Once a person starts to lose interest, what's the best way to regain their intererst?
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Just don't act like a wuss when it comes to her time and interest. Don't be overly excited when she shows you special attention. Don't act like a jealous prick when she is in the company of others and don't spend all your time and talents trying to be in her presence. Learn how to control your emotions and not let her know what you are feeling at the moment in order to work the weaknesses in her emotions. If something excites her milk that reaction to get what you want. Always be branching out and do your own thing. She's not The Great Catch, you are. Believe it and live it.T|CK said:Once a person starts to lose interest, what's the best way to regain their intererst?
You've pinpointed something here. I kept telling her that she had changed. She just didn't seem the same towards me, but the fact was that I had changed. I was different.slaog said:You become attached. You start acting differently. Acting in a more needy way as you now show that you need the woman for your happiness. When you start to get oneitis and looking for the woman to make you happy you are not giving to the relationship.
Nexting may ease the pain, but it won't help me get to the bottom of what I'm doing to cause them to change their minds.Juan_Man said:NEXT!!!!
Believe me, you won't want her back after that.
T|CK said:Nexting may ease the pain, but it won't help me get to the bottom of what I'm doing to cause them to change their minds.
slickaz said:when Supply is low, demand is high...
she'll think wisely before every mile she drives on the fuel she has.
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.
I like this a lot. It's as if I became too available, and I knew I was. I began to hang on every word and every action, but when she couldn't get enough of me, I was just out of her grasp.slickaz said:in simple terms..be like fuel..
when Supply is low, demand is high...
she'll think wisely before every mile she drives on the fuel she has.
I know that it's a psychological fact that people are drawn to people who distance themselves. Let's say you date a girl, and she starts distancing herself from you. Here actions change towards you. What do you, and every other person, do? You latch on and suffocate her until there's no love left. That's the nature of men, but it's the exact opposite that draws them back in.DJEzyE said:Just wondering guys, how do you 'cut off your supply?'
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.