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.
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.
Here comes the strong, female lead (Emma Watson) to rescue men from themselves! Thx but no thx, Emma. The "Heforshe" campaign or whatever other feminist crusade she is on has the same underlying message as all the rest: you go girl!dasein said:Sorry to be cynical, but this is transparently just "throwing a bone" in efforts to enlist more men into discriminatory feminist causes. When women start speaking out against discriminatory antimale legal treatment, discriminatory govt research/grant/funds expenditure and feminist victimologies of false "oppression" such as bogus wage gap and glass ceiling complaints, then I'll pay attention. Until then it's just calculated noise towards more political benefit for feminists/women.
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.
dasein said:Sorry to be cynical, but this is transparently just "throwing a bone" in efforts to enlist more men into discriminatory feminist causes. When women start speaking out against discriminatory antimale legal treatment, discriminatory govt research/grant/funds expenditure and feminist victimologies of false "oppression" such as bogus wage gap and glass ceiling complaints, then I'll pay attention. Until then it's just calculated noise towards more political benefit for feminists/women.
I agree with both of you, but at least it's a start. In the past, you couldn't even get a mention. It's gotten so blatant now that you can't help but see it.SoSuave666 said:Here comes the strong, female lead (Emma Watson) to rescue men from themselves! Thx but no thx, Emma. The "Heforshe" campaign or whatever other feminist crusade she is on has the same underlying message as all the rest: you go girl!
I agree. It's true males are negatively and erroneously stereotyped by the media/society of course. But when the term "male gender roles and stereotypes are harmful.." is used, it's still feminist speak. Males and females should have roles and even stereotypes. The question is just what those roles should and shouldn't, which this article misses .dasein said:Sorry to be cynical, but this is transparently just "throwing a bone" in efforts to enlist more men into discriminatory feminist causes. When women start speaking out against discriminatory antimale legal treatment, discriminatory govt research/grant/funds expenditure and feminist victimologies of false "oppression" such as bogus wage gap and glass ceiling complaints, then I'll pay attention. Until then it's just calculated noise towards more political benefit for feminists/women.
Right. You even bring up this subject to most women (and Men), and their first reaction would be "Huh? What are you talking about?" Then you could spend 20 minutes explaining it to them, then it would still be a 50/50 chance that they'd think you were crazy. Her speaking out about something like this, is a lot different than me running my mouth on something like FB, or posters on this site complaining about it, which I've seen quite a bit of.speed dawg said:I agree with both of you, but at least it's a start. In the past, you couldn't even get a mention. It's gotten so blatant now that you can't help but see it.
Not sure if you read her speech, but I did and it seemed to be more of the same old BS: men should be more sensitive, women should be more masculine, pay gap blah blah, pro-abortion etc.Peaks&Valleys said:Right. You even bring up this subject to most women (and Men), and their first reaction would be "Huh? What are you talking about?" Then you could spend 20 minutes explaining it to them, then it would still be a 50/50 chance that they'd think you were crazy. Her speaking out about something like this, is a lot different than me running my mouth on something like FB, or posters on this site complaining about it, which I've seen quite a bit of.
One step at a time. It's not all going to change over night.
No I didn't. Read the article, didn't go past that. But this^ doesn't sound very heartwarming.TyTe`EyEz said:Not sure if you read her speech, but I did and it seemed to be more of the same old BS: men should be more sensitive, women should be more masculine, pay gap blah blah, pro-abortion etc.
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.
Yeah, dude, Roissy got on her pretty good.Peaks&Valleys said:No I didn't. Read the article, didn't go past that. But this^ doesn't sound very heartwarming.![]()