Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Would you date this girl?

Reservoir Dog

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Cluster B alert.
yes that is what i'm afraid of.

although cluster b's are fun, it always comes with more problems.

10 years ago that might have been ok but not now. I don't have the energy for problems right now.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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7onriverI f

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yes that is what i'm afraid of.

although cluster b's are fun, it always comes with more problems.

10 years ago that might have been ok but not now. I don't have the energy for problems right now.
are you getting any other girls?
 

Reservoir Dog

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are you getting any other girls?
No. Not at the moment. That's what I mean.

I was in the park with her yesterday, and every time I saw an attractive chick, I'd be checking her out. I know that would not be happening if i was into this girl.

So i don't want to get into something with someone halfcocked as that will bring problems down the line.

Yes i may be attracted to her today on the basis that there is no-one else in my life, but i sure wouldn't pick her out of a line up.

I wouldn't mind if it was just sex but i have the feeling she would want more and as a friend of my cousin that would mean problems.
 

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Friend of a cousin.
Comes from a decent middle-class family.
37. Attractive. Say a 6.
Revealed on second date she was sexually abused as a kid by Uncle.
Doesn't work.
Gets high or drinks every day.
Is seeing a psychiatrist and is on medic
I would marry her
My tank of gasoline
Send me her nudes and email address
"She dont has to waste her time with you" *slap in the face*
 
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dude99

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Friend of a cousin.
Comes from a decent middle-class family.
37. Attractive. Say a 6.
Revealed on second date she was sexually abused as a kid by Uncle.Red flag. Drama will follow. Revealing this is her telling you she is a ticking time bomb. When she is looking for an excuse to treat you bad she will use this as her get out of jail free card for piss poor behaviour and you will be the a-hole for not understanding.
Doesn't work. Red flag.
Gets high or drinks every day. At 15 or 16 you could laugh this off. At 37 combined with no job? Come on. Red flag.
Is seeing a psychiatrist and is on medic You are asking for trouble. Just say no.
See comments in bold. She is a 6. No job abuses drugs and booze and needs meds to regulate her moods.

No brainer. Next.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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BackInTheGame78

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Friend of a cousin.
Comes from a decent middle-class family.
37. Attractive. Say a 6.
Revealed on second date she was sexually abused as a kid by Uncle.
Doesn't work.
Gets high or drinks every day.
Is seeing a psychiatrist and is on medic
Date? Hell no. Bang? Maybe. At a hotel where she doesn't know where you live
 

devilkingx2

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Friend of a cousin.
Comes from a decent middle-class family.
37. Attractive. Say a 6.
Revealed on second date she was sexually abused as a kid by Uncle.
Doesn't work.
Gets high or drinks every day.
Is seeing a psychiatrist and is on medic
The two questions you need to ask here are:

1. Is she fun?

2. Is she in control?

If she drinks and smokes a lot, that could mean she's fun as hell and likes to party hard or has a really active social life and lots of friends. But that could also mean she's a depressed self-medicating alcoholic. One of those things is fun, the other is not.

As for being in control, If she sees a psychiatrist and takes meds that could mean she's doing all she can to better herself, resolve her issues and move on in life... Or it could mean she's a barely sane nut job who is one day of forgetting her meds away from running into the street naked with paranoid delusions.

Only you will know if you should date her or run, use this as a guide.
 

SW15

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It's highly unlikely. There's not a lot of upside, even for something short term, and a lot of potential downside.
 

Billtx49

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Friend of a cousin.
Comes from a decent middle-class family.
37. Attractive. Say a 6.
Revealed on second date she was sexually abused as a kid by Uncle.
Doesn't work.
Gets high or drinks every day.
Is seeing a psychiatrist and is on medic
Too many large type red flags, but whatever she can be classified as in terms of a disorder or mental illness, the fact that she is substituting drugs and alcohol for having a job means she is of the low functioning variety, still suffering, and not all together there personally…
My answer would also be a No
 
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