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.
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.
Poetry on SS. Surreal stuff.Night-hawk said:Conquer yourself. The more victories you attain, the sweeter you see the once soured fields of old.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Actually there are plenty.Icegreen said:Disregard them and gain wealth. If you do find a good woman, beat up the sides and move on to the next one. I see women as extremely manipulated by the media and consumer products. They are extremely inferior thinkers in my opinion. How many of them have invented something that changed humanity for the good - none. Well, I guess that one gal did back in the 1960s - DNA structure analysis.
Plenty of female social activists who reshaped society. Did they shape it into something beneficial? F*ck no, lolsharkbeat said:Actually there are plenty.
Icegreen said:Disregard them and gain wealth. If you do find a good woman, beat up the sides and move on to the next one. I see women as extremely manipulated by the media and consumer products. They are extremely inferior thinkers in my opinion. How many of them have invented something that changed humanity for the good - none. Well, I guess that one gal did back in the 1960s - DNA structure analysis.
Disregard them, keep a few on the side for sex, don't marry them, adopt a kid, and gain wealth.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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.