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.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
I'm betting $10 this ends up involving organ theft.juan95 said:Related: $10 says she's psycho. Takers?
+1Alle_Gory said:I'm betting $10 this ends up involving organ theft.![]()
Alle_Gory said:I'm betting $10 this ends up involving organ theft.![]()
blackwolf said:i know.. she told me she works in a lab, like some kind of scientist
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.
Rollo Tomassi said:I really hate to be the bucket of cold water on such an entertaining thread, but the OP's original forum name is chance.
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/search.php?searchid=1626851
The reason this is significant is because his threads read like an encyclopedia for the dispossessed frustrated chump. Try not to take that as a flame, but understand that assuming your whole story isn't some grand illusion to occupy your otherwise boring life of digital Buffers, your only reason for taking this situation to the level it's gotten to is because you are so hopelessly, socially, inept that experiencing women IRL is frightening for you. This seems like a good idea because you have no better options, and haven't had any for a very long time.
Under a different monicker, you've been a member of this forum since 2004; you already know what the members here are going to advise about this. So there are really two justifications for you starting this thread:
1. You have no other other options where you're at and you're fearful of any real life contact, so flirting with a woman (assuming here) behind the firewall of an IM, email, or even video chat provides you with a sense of insulation against rejection. Everything in your past thread history indicates this. This is why an aging Asian virgin is not only a viable option for you, but preferable to making actual approaches in the real world.
2. You're trolling. You know damn well what the community here will advise, but since it's more entertaining to string us along with the fantastic you'll play along. It's even more fun when like-minded "forever alone" chumps such as yourself buy into the fantasy, back you up and tell you not to listen to the pessimist naysayers and go for it. I'll admit it does make for a humorous thread (kidneynapping LMAO).
Just for the record; why would you need a visa to travel to the U.S. to take what basically amounts to a vacation? Are you planning on working or staying here for an extended period?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCacbNlrqYk
Enjoy.
The OP has been pwned. Good Night folks.Rollo Tomassi said:I really hate to be the bucket of cold water on such an entertaining thread, but the OP's original forum name is chance.
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/search.php?searchid=1626851
The reason this is significant is because his threads read like an encyclopedia for the dispossessed frustrated chump. Try not to take that as a flame, but understand that assuming your whole story isn't some grand illusion to occupy your otherwise boring life of digital Buffers, your only reason for taking this situation to the level it's gotten to is because you are so hopelessly, socially, inept that experiencing women IRL is frightening for you. This seems like a good idea because you have no better options, and haven't had any for a very long time.
Under a different monicker, you've been a member of this forum since 2004; you already know what the members here are going to advise about this. So there are really two justifications for you starting this thread:
1. You have no other other options where you're at and you're fearful of any real life contact, so flirting with a woman (assuming here) behind the firewall of an IM, email, or even video chat provides you with a sense of insulation against rejection. Everything in your past thread history indicates this. This is why an aging Asian virgin is not only a viable option for you, but preferable to making actual approaches in the real world.
2. You're trolling. You know damn well what the community here will advise, but since it's more entertaining to string us along with the fantastic you'll play along. It's even more fun when like-minded "forever alone" chumps such as yourself buy into the fantasy, back you up and tell you not to listen to the pessimist naysayers and go for it. I'll admit it does make for a humorous thread (kidneynapping LMAO).
Just for the record; why would you need a visa to travel to the U.S. to take what basically amounts to a vacation? Are you planning on working or staying here for an extended period?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCacbNlrqYk
Enjoy.
Rollo Tomassi said:I really hate to be the bucket of cold water on such an entertaining thread, but the OP's original forum name is chance.
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/search.php?searchid=1626851
The reason this is significant is because his threads read like an encyclopedia for the dispossessed frustrated chump. Try not to take that as a flame, but understand that assuming your whole story isn't some grand illusion to occupy your otherwise boring life of digital Buffers, your only reason for taking this situation to the level it's gotten to is because you are so hopelessly, socially, inept that experiencing women IRL is frightening for you. This seems like a good idea because you have no better options, and haven't had any for a very long time.
Under a different monicker, you've been a member of this forum since 2004; you already know what the members here are going to advise about this. So there are really two justifications for you starting this thread:
1. You have no other other options where you're at and you're fearful of any real life contact, so flirting with a woman (assuming here) behind the firewall of an IM, email, or even video chat provides you with a sense of insulation against rejection. Everything in your past thread history indicates this. This is why an aging Asian virgin is not only a viable option for you, but preferable to making actual approaches in the real world.
2. You're trolling. You know damn well what the community here will advise, but since it's more entertaining to string us along with the fantastic you'll play along. It's even more fun when like-minded "forever alone" chumps such as yourself buy into the fantasy, back you up and tell you not to listen to the pessimist naysayers and go for it. I'll admit it does make for a humorous thread (kidneynapping LMAO).
Just for the record; why would you need a visa to travel to the U.S. to take what basically amounts to a vacation? Are you planning on working or staying here for an extended period?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCacbNlrqYk
Enjoy.
Shut up you fuvking fag. Nobody cares about your opinions. The only fantasy here is that you are a two week old monkey boy who thinks he knows anything about people. Shut the fuvk up and get a life. Stupid homosexual men who pose as straight men cannot and will not have a place in these forums.ELMER_GANTRY said:Great post Rollo, couldn't have said it any better myself. I knew this
was fake, just like that student/teacher one I found. It was just funny to read the continuous fantasy saga going on.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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.
Throughout the whole thread, this was the only thing going over and over through my mind.Warrior74 said:Lot of scared dudes in this thread.
I wish some chic would offer to fly me away and pay for all of my stuff. I'd be there in a heartbeat, and if she started tripping and acting crazy, I'd just be catch the next flight back, because my ticket will be round trip.
Also I would come back with some fresh new gear and new toys. Sugar mama for the win.
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.