"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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Nebula

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Maybe you guys can help. I dont like misleading girls. most of the time I look for one Im really interested in and date her. now I dont mind casual sex at all, but I feel like a total jerk when I just date a girl for sex, because I can tell theyre interested in something more. at the same time I dont want to say anything upfront because that will make me look like an ass.

it appears ive reached an impasse.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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everywomanshero

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Dude my guess is that you have a problem with assertiveness. You have to believe you have the right to ask for what you want, otherwise you're going to resent employers, wives, etc. My best advice is to find out how to become more assertive.
 

daring wraith

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Nebula said:
Maybe you guys can help. I dont like misleading girls. most of the time I look for one Im really interested in and date her. now I dont mind casual sex at all, but I feel like a total jerk when I just date a girl for sex, because I can tell theyre interested in something more. at the same time I dont want to say anything upfront because that will make me look like an ass.

it appears ive reached an impasse.
Don't worry about it, keep at the casual sex thing. You'll get used to it and become a moral vacuum in no time at all.

.....But seriously, don't overanalyse yourself or your situations, just accept them, take things as they come and deal with each scenario in the best way you know how.
 

pingpongz

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If you care so much just be upfront with the girl from the start and say something like:

"I would really like to just keep this casual as im not a fan of serious relationships and would like to just have fun while im young blah blah"
 

Maxwell

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I feel ya, nebula, I'm in the same boat.
19 years of being a painfully polite, selfless and philanthropic Nice Guy refused to be cancelled out by 6 months or so of attmepted to become a DJ.
I just feel like such a morally bankrupt scumbag when I pull the "semi-jerk" routine and deliberately aim for casual sex when I know they want a relationship. I get horrible guilt complexes.

(As a side note, I haven't actually got as far as sex yet)
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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