"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Why Do Women Keep Doing These Things?

Frank2500

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So I walked up to this woman at a bookstore here in Philadelphia last Friday and made a move on her. I supposedly got her phone number. She told me her name was Pam. Called her yesterday afternoon. The phone rang. I got her voice mail. The woman on the phone not only sounded different, but said in her voice mail that her name was Liz. I wasn't exactly sure what to do, but I left a message and my phone number nonetheless. Now, I'm not exactly sure what's going on here, but rather than give me a wrong phone number, if this were the case here, why not just tell me you have a boyfriend?
 

"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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Francisco d'Anconia

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Frank2500 said:
...Now, I'm not exactly sure what's going on here, but rather than give me a wrong phone number, if this were the case here, why not just tell me you have a boyfriend?
She didn't tell you that she had a boyfriend for the same reason she didn't tell you straight away that she wasn't interested in you.
 

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Frank2500 said:
rather than give me a wrong phone number, if this were the case here, why not just tell me you have a boyfriend?
Well, what's the difference - both are excuses and either one works.

And, this is actually pretty standard procedure for women in this country - so get used to it, lol.
 

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I think I'm getting really fared up with American women and their attitudes and superficiality at this point. I've been dealing with this crap for almost 10 straight years now. I think I should start searching for women of other ethnicities.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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How could you possibly determine whether or not you're interested in a guy when you don't even yet know anything about him? Very stupid.
 
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