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.
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.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
That seems like how it's working for me. When I was 21 the girls were as old as 35, and now that I'm 27 the girls are as young as 17...Originally posted by crazykid
Oh come on guys, if you are all banging 18 year olds, what are we 19 year olds supposed to go after?Guess we'll just have to take the older women then, since we DO have more stamina and are better.
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Yeesh.. no way. Those false teeth can really chaff a man's c*ck.Originally posted by Caveman
Good God! With the way things are going, you'll be dating a 120 yo by the time you are 40!![]()
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But i hear you. I'd rather have a mature woman over a young chicky any day.
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.
Here is my experience:Originally posted by ER!C L!VE
I can't begin to tell you how fvcked up this way of thinking is. I'm 30 and am banging an 18yo now. She's in love with me as far as I can tell.
All girls are different. There are plenty of hot, young, 18yo girls who LOVE older men and even want to marry them.
Why are you telling me and every other person and NEWBIE in here they can't get or marry younger women if you're over a certain age?
Man, you are poisoning people's minds!
You get alot of respect on this board because you have excellect communication skills.
However, for the love of God, please stop expressing your negative opinions of older men dating younger women.
You have the ability to influence people, and I'd hate to see guys give up getting younger women because of your opinion.
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.
Your suppose to wait ya turn. When us older and more experienced fellas get threw with em...we will give you lesser males a taste fella!Originally posted by crazykid
Oh come on guys, if you are all banging 18 year olds, what are we 19 year olds supposed to go after?Guess we'll just have to take the older women then, since we DO have more stamina and are better.
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LOL, yeah lets see how long they last...I forgot to add than when you have millions to play with and you got an 18 year old....your working with just a ho.Originally posted by ER!C L!VE
Don't tell that to Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas.
hehe j/k
OK Westcoaster,sorry it's been a while since I replied to this, my internet access is sketchy at best right now.Originally posted by WestCoaster
Do this, don't do that! Your attitude is negative, blah, blah, blah. It's not negative, I'm just posting opinions. Lighten the f' up!
Look, I'm commenting on the women here on this site, nowhere else and I certainly don't hit on my students or make comments to anyone else. This is a good place to vent ... well it used to be until everyone got so uptight here, including you comote.
Look, you notice the women, too, you're just classier than I am and am not commenting on their bodies. I've been called a few things in life ... blind ain't one of them.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.