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.
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.
Here's the list from where this male (not even a dude) bought an engagement ring; and she's not even a wife yet. They seem pretty expensive; five or six figures.
That's pathetic. I hope he learns his lesson and she breaks up with him before the wedding. She'd be doing him a favor.
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this reminds me of the Reardon bracelet from that Ayn Rand bookThat's pathetic. I hope he learns his lesson and she breaks up with him before the wedding. She'd be doing him a favor.
To me anyone can buy an expensive ring to buy "her love".
I think it would mean more if you put your own blood, sweat, tears into making one for her. It would be cheaper but also represent more in terms of sentimental value. Plus it would shyt test your fiancee whether she's looking at it from the sentimental aspect or more for the bling aspect and trying to brag/impress others.
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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.
Exactly, post WW2, the diamond/jewelry industry has done an excellent advertising job of convincing men that diamonds equal love, and the larger diamond equals more love…
She doesn't deserve a ring, he should get her a nutritionist and personal trainer. Her fingers are so fat that the ring gets lost on the hand. So sad and pathetic at the same time.WTF??? Some of these dudes might be trying to marry up a few points above them and might be desperate thirsty simps.
Another poster in the same thread financed a ring for his fiancee. Not to sound mean or anything but to me there is soooo much wrong with this pic. Call me pessimistic but if this guy ever lost his job, he's done.
In addition, her nails and rainbow shirt possibly indication of LGBTQ and liberal leftist feminist that could be an opportunistic. I could be totally wrong but who knows?
you make a good point about the guy feeling more powerful about being able to lavish things on his women.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
IDK. These people spending all this $$$ on carbon is insane. I do not recall ever spending this type of dough on my ex-wife. Crazy stuff going around.
lol exactly what i was thinking too. She's a fat whale. Best gift would be to give her a personal trainer to get into shape or just a gym card.
It's not just the ring but once they get married, she'll get HALF of all his stuff. The expensive ring is just the beginning... If a gal can persuade a schmuck to upgrade her ring even before she's proven herself to him to be a good wife in a marriage, imagine what other stuff she can pull once they do get married.
one of the things is the guy wants to announce his presence. if the girl is wearing a 2+ carat that is above the common man budget. it is announcing the presence of money/power; telling others not to try. yes, the guy does not get it... even the alpha-looking contractor. often it is only effective to keep simps off, experienced men might take it as a sign that they probably can get to her.
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.
huh, I never thought of some of these things. 1. that he is telling others not to try and 2. that she is in control of his money(but not really, unless its some rare heavily publicized gem Hope, Black Star (sapphire)....I forget some other names or names of famous old dynasty diamonds...how does it represent big money that she's socially in control of?)
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if the guy will spend 3+ months salary on a ring when he is not already living on passive income it tells that the girl has some control of him and his money by proxy.
Yes.
I tired to post there and recommend him to come here for some help. The post was removed and I was banned pretty fast. Oh well. 100k for a ring. You can place that as a down payment on a home. Guess it doesn't matter.. She'll get it one way or another.
If the person will not get and stay in shape with you prior to living together or dare I say marriage, she'll blow up after the kid or kids and she'd be like shelby the whale. Need to train them prior to anything serious like that or leave. If they want that and you enough, they will get their stuff in order. Then, after kids, it will not be as difficult to shed the baby weight. Nothing wrong with baby weight; as long as it's gone in a reasonable amount of time. The caveat is that the dude has to be in shape as well. It's only fair.
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.
