"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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How should I proceed?

movistar

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I've been dating a girl for almost 4 years. We have had some break ups here and there along the way but we always stayed sexual and continued to see each other.

For the last year or two, she has been in the position of power where I seem to have more interest in keeping the relationship going.

For this entire time she has been very sexual with me and still is. I've in the past used this to gauge interest, but this girl has pulled back quite a bit and does things I feel are rude, and that you don't do with people you have high interest in. But ita time for sex she is all in.

I opened my big mouth and complained about the lack of attention I was getting. I'm kicking myself because I could have just continued to hook up, but the relationship part wasn't there for me. Do you just keep your mouth shut when you are feeling you aren't getting what you should?

She told me that her job is her main focus and now is no the time for her to focus on a relationship. Said she will always love me, blah blah blah.

I plan on just meeting other chicks, but I would like to have our sexual thing and I'm believing she will call me again to hook up, we have a history so it may linger for awhile.

How should play it to maybe rebuild her interest? I'm interested in what some other forum members would do here.
 
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"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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How should play it to maybe rebuild her interest? I'm interested in what some other forum members would do here.
You SHOULDN'T.

You should walk away. GHOST her. Say nothing and walk away.

You are being used as you're emotionally attached.

Grow a pair, get back your dignity and take that one ***** off a pedastal.

/thread.
 

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What lozboss said. You can't disconnect the sex from the need of wanting a relationship so it's best you walk away.
 

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You SHOULDN'T.

You should walk away. GHOST her. Say nothing and walk away.

You are being used as you're emotionally attached.

Grow a pair, get back your dignity and take that one ***** off a pedastal.

/thread.
We have broken up and gotten back together. I have had her more into me at one point.
There were things I was unhappy with in the relationship so I should let it go.
Thanks for the response!
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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I was speechless at the response, that that would be said to me after dating 4 years. You say something else, not that. We were exclusive but it was wearing down to just hooking up.
 

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You basically got friendzoned, but with benefits.

I also smell a small hit of feminism. /verbal irony

Dont accept the boytoy status!!!

Walk away, regain and maintain your frame, then later maybe she will look at you differently. It is an imperative that she orbit you! Otherwise, you'll have a relapse of your current situation.
 

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You basically got friendzoned, but with benefits.

I also smell a small hit of feminism. /verbal irony

Dont accept the boytoy status!!!

Walk away, regain and maintain your frame, then later maybe she will look at you differently. It is an imperative that she orbit you! Otherwise, you'll have a relapse of your current situation.
That's where I'm really confused, I know they will give basic sex and not be into you. She definitely is not into me right now. But she's blowing me, tonguing me down, getting into it. I have run into situations where they start pulling the sex back, but if I call she comes.. Weird
 

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Going thru this right now...sort of.

When a girl you've been seeing for any amount of time starts pulling back a little, showing mixed signals, it means one of two things:

a) she wants out but doesn't want to hurt you

2) another guy is in the picture

Either way, eject immediately and don't look back.

Prove to yourself that you can walk away from her.

If you continue to hang around and ask questions, she WILL hurt you.
She has in so many words said that we aren't what we used to be, I think maybe I'm feeling that I don't deserve better because there is no way I should accept this or some of the comments I've gotten.
I have gone no contact for about two days now.

You know when you first start dealing with this it's tough to get out and start meeting girls. I do have the attitude of walking away and not looking back, I just feel I may talk when and if she does call.
I've been listening to Corey Wayne and he says to allow them back in but on your terms.
I have pulled back from her before and she was back in, but somewhere along the way I must have gone back to beta behaviors.
 

"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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