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.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
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.
You're welcome. Next time though think out your thread instead of asking people to make duplicates... it keeps the forum less cluttered.Originally posted by SheDevil
I wish I could do a 'poll' with this question, but I am just not that computer savvy. I feel I would get more reponses and keep the thread very short. Yes, that was a hint.
Originally posted by diablo
You're welcome. Next time though think out your thread instead of asking people to make duplicates... it keeps the forum less cluttered.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Not if YOU are the one that has it in YOUR possesion at all times... Just be sure that u have one of those state of the arts safes in handyOriginally posted by MegaPlaya
It would seem like a good idea at the time.. It's something that could be used against you though..
yay... Don Juan p0rn :crackup: hmmm.... Wyldfire.... I'm still waiting for the "movie" you promised meOriginally posted by SuperGigaloDJ
My girlfriend and I are going to make one soon. She brings it up a lot.![]()
Maybe I'll put it up on the internet for you guys.
....Especially you Wyldfire. :yes:
Let's see, what was going thru my head when I polled the question: "If you could watch a video of yourself making love, would you?"Originally posted by Brother_Rapp
I wonder what was going on inside the head of this personwhen she started this thread? Nobody thought this demented thread wasn't worth discussing?
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.