"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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Starman

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Whats the deal with the language barring from here?

Its not like anyone here is pre-adolescent..

and people make the makeshift fvck to represent the original spelling anyway?

Thats like telling your kid..you can smoke all the pot you want, just dont do it in the house or in front of me..
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Cesare Cardinali

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Starman,
Don't mess with the moderators. You might get banned from the site.

Cheers,
C
 

Nicholas Hill

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Originally posted by Starman:

Whats the deal with the language barring from here?

Its not like anyone here is pre-adolescent..

and people make the makeshift fvck to represent the original spelling anyway?

Thats like telling your kid..you can smoke all the pot you want, just dont do it in the house or in front of me..
Personally, I don't think adults should ever have a NEED to swear at all. I certainly don't. Just because you're a "grown up adult" doesn't mean you're entitled to "Adultery"! (Poor example there eh?)

Secondly: Some of us use these boards while in work. Lots of workplaces have swear and sex filters. Think about it...
 

Starman

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I understand about the work thing..

arent the filters more about websites than catching "phrases" in a web page?

Im not messing with the Mods..just asking
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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xyzzy

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****, you should ******* post this in the ******* Suggestions and Feedback section, this ***** topic has been brought up before you ***** ****** ****** *******
 

Paradox

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The Idea that the censorship is too much has been tossed around in the suggestions forum. The suggestions in the suggestion & feedback forum are read by admin and sometimes the admin does reply and give his opinion.

Anyway this topic belongs there.

LOL with Cesare Cardinali.

Moved to Suggestion & feedback forum

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De La Soul

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Actually, before I became a mod, I posted something similar in Suggestions and Feedback.

It doesn't really bother me anymore. It's no big deal. I'm sure Allen realises that most of us are grown men, but that's not the reason why the filter's on.

Allen can give you the details (if he can summon the will-power and patience to explain it again for the umpteenth time).

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I say never be complete. I say stop being perfect. I say let's evolve. Let the chips fall where they may.

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