"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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Winter / Cold-Weather Dates

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Anyone out there have any good ideas for relatively inexpensive winter / cold-weather dates? I did a search, but most of the previous posts seem like they're geared for 16 or 17 year-olds.

Coming up with date ideas always seems to be easier in the summer when there is a lot of stuff going on around town. Everything seems to dry up once the temperature drops.
 

"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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It may sound cheesy but with one fitness-buff girl we had a first-date at the university gym pool which she used to go to (she was a grad-student). We did some laps, etc. Afterward we went to the sauna room of the same facility, where we made out.

As Borat would say "it is nice"!!!
 

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puma183 said:
It may sound cheesy but with one fitness-buff girl we had a first-date at the university gym pool which she used to go to (she was a grad-student). We did some laps, etc. Afterward we went to the sauna room of the same facility, where we made out.

As Borat would say "it is nice"!!!
Ooh, making out in the sauna... steamy! :yes:
 

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if theres an outside ice rink in your city then take your date there. Would be fun and no better place for kino !
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Desert Fox

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cedd said:
if theres an outside ice rink in your city then take your date there. Would be fun and no better place for kino !
yeah I did this before. pretty awesome...but try to be half decent at skating haha you should be the one supporting her.
 
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