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.
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.
what about startrek conventions!!! dumbass. just make sure you know how to speak klingon.Originally posted by Life-Trainee
I heard EverQuest, StarWars and Fantasy conventions have LOTs of hot chicks.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Well, I wouldn't really worry about where the "cool guys and gals go to hang out". Especially since you're 25; if the cool thing for grown-ups to do is hang out at a game room designed for kids about half of your age, then I'd say you might want to re-locate to a better city. Also, since in your other threads you've mentioned that you are attracted to overweight women, I would recommend that you stick around any good restaurant offering a buffet... that or you could start counselling at a Weight Watcher's program...Originally posted by knight56
Ummm......but what do you think of the game room?
You know the game room where cool guys and gals go to hang out!