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.
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.
"It's ALWAYS white people"...Jaylan said:Btw are you and Atom white? Because its weird how its always white people online or in the real world trying to say how other races behave due to their racial background.
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.
Just do exactly as I have and don't even bother with her. Unfortunately she's hopeless.Atom Smasher said:You missed my point.
On another note, I do believe that you epitomize the "us vs them" syndrome in the way you introduce conflict into anything that hints of gender and/or race.
When you have that much anger and ego invested in your argument, people are going to be less inclined to hear you.
bolded.Atom Smasher said:You missed my point.
On another note, I do believe that you epitomize the "us vs them" syndrome in the way you introduce conflict into anything that hints of gender and/or race.
Yes oh yes. I epitomize thisI could see how you would think that considering I dont join in and agree with the typical views of this board. Excuse me, as a logical thinking person, for trying to bring an alternate viewpoints to this board that is mostly filled with what I perceive as self defeating banter most of the time.
I am not the only one here who holds the viewpoints I present. However, I seem to be one of the few who chooses to continually stay behind his position when met with the hostility and insults of regular posters here. This is not China, this is not a communist state. Though it seems many here would be happy stifling any comments that dont repeat the typical SS mantra, which seems to have changed over the years.
When you have that much anger and ego invested in your argument, people are going to be less inclined to hear you.
Most peoples posts here that disagree with me on any topic, those are most definitely filled with anger and ego. So much ego and falso machismo that these guys need to try and take a dig at me by calling me a female. Which is kinda funny and sad at the time time. But its all good. The only reason noone ever calls those posts out for anger and ego is because it plays into the homogenized opinion of this forum.
In bold.C-quenced said:There should have been a vote for "all of the above". All women regardless of race are susceptible to being filthy *****s. It's all a matter of culture and upbringing.
True that. Hey look, we can agree on something.
Just do exactly as I have and don't even bother with her. Unfortunately she's hopeless.
Lmao....you really need to try something original broski![]()
Im replying to this but get it as a reply for all, yes Im white actually Im a white male (just to make clear my sex as well).Jaylan said:In the bold.
Btw are you and Atom white? Because its weird how its always white people online or in the real world trying to say how other races behave due to their racial background. How does it make logical sense to think that determines how someone turns out when you see kids of different backgrounds grow up in neighborhoods together and turn out like one another most of, if not all the time.
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.