"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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I'm talking to a Military Veteran girl

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- She's 39 years old Disabled and medically retired like me at 100% p and t just like me. If we can get married our combined income would surpassed 100 grand a month

- She's Schizophrenic but her symptoms for those went away because of her meds and she takes medication for depression.
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- She's been involved with a one hook up and a ten year relationship while in the Army, her boyfriend dumped her when she started showing her symptoms.

- She's a teacher and does not like her job.

- She's white and her step dad was a baptist preacher.

- She told me she'd settle down in South East Asia with me and she loves Asian culture

- I'm talking to other women besides her but she's always the one whose open to talking to me during middle of the day when I look at the girls whose open for a texting conversation.

- Something is telling me this chick rode the carousel and just trying to appear innocent. You tell me based on the picture lol

- Just felt like posting this.

- Lol...Look at the picture brothers and feel its aura....Do you honestly think this chick is as innocent as she seems and haven't rode the carousel yet?
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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You’re talking about getting married to that for income?
 

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Action.

When you gonna hit it????

She's white

I thought she was a afro native American ebony ghetto queen. My eyes let me down I geuss.

When you gonna hit it?
 

"She's Out of Your League"

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.

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i don't know. if like how she looks. if you like how she feels. if you like how she acts. if you enjoy her. sure... give it a shot.
 

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OP I give you props for admitting to this...this would be one of those we can't be seen in public situations for me if I were to entertain her in any way :rofl:
 

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- She's 39 years old Disabled and medically retired like me at 100% p and t just like me. If we can get married our combined income would surpassed 100 grand a month

- She's Schizophrenic but her symptoms for those went away because of her meds and she takes medication for depression.
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- She's been involved with a one hook up and a ten year relationship while in the Army, her boyfriend dumped her when she started showing her symptoms.

- She's a teacher and does not like her job.

- She's white and her step dad was a baptist preacher.

- She told me she'd settle down in South East Asia with me and she loves Asian culture

- I'm talking to other women besides her but she's always the one whose open to talking to me during middle of the day when I look at the girls whose open for a texting conversation.

- Something is telling me this chick rode the carousel and just trying to appear innocent. You tell me based on the picture lol

- Just felt like posting this.

- Lol...Look at the picture brothers and feel its aura....Do you honestly think this chick is as innocent as she seems and haven't rode the carousel yet?
Sounds more promising than handing control of a nation's treasury department over to The Ndrangheta. Wishing you both a long, happy live together
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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I mean... The Army COULD BE different from the Marines, but I'll be honest. I've only met two BAMs that were probably not doing that. Also, I've met four (out of the ones I saw on deployments) who never got pregnant to either avoid a deployment or got that way in country and got an early ticket home. hehe. Even then, they had a lot of 'fun.' More fun than someone should have in a vacation spot that rates just above hell.

I will say this though... If she looks like a smoke show in camouflage utilities she looks even better in civvies and probably looks like a cherub in birthday attire. Unless of course she's braiding hair in places you didn't know about. Take what I say with a grain of salt, but I am highly skeptical of any veteran who would make a claim that she hasn't done that.

If you actually do wind up hooking up with her, you may be able to tell if she's done a lot. She doesn't look convincing enough to me though. I've seen ones almost look like wookies and men overlook that when the male to female ratio is roughly 90+ / 1. Think beer goggles are bad? Try deployment goggles. On base is almost worse. Just ask any Corpsman about how many cases of green goolies it took them seeing before becoming jaded to them.
 

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I’m still talking to her. Smart girl and ambitious. Just got promoted in her job and wants to start a business lol. Are these things relationships killers? lol
 

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Hey man, if she's that, you pop wood without effort and ya'll have fun and keep drama to a minimum, I'm happy for ya!
 

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Hey man, if she's that, you pop wood without effort and ya'll have fun and keep drama to a minimum, I'm happy for ya!
Thanks bro...maybe you can help me out get in Marine shape sometime. I can't even do one pull up...do you know what type of exercises I should be doing? I'm age 40 now...so something age appropriate would work. How many push ups do you do a day by the way? Just wondering
 

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Hey man, if she's that, you pop wood without effort and ya'll have fun and keep drama to a minimum, I'm happy for ya!
Oh yeah....just wondering, was that last week in The Marine Corps where you had to march a long hellish trail and salute the flag one of the most tired and proud moment of your life? Are you a combat Vet? Did you have more tiring moments than that especially while out deployed?
 

"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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Some of the worst days were training. Didn't have too many moments when I was strung out AF on a deployment, but it did happen. Usually because of a vehicle problem. Then hauling @ass on foot and then sitting around for hours b1tching because we could have leisurely strolled to get there. lol

As far as pullups, you want to involve your entire shoulder. Any rowing exercise where you pull rather than push is a good way to prepare for pullups. There are also counter-weighted assisted pullups if you use machines. I'd START in the up position and just hold that as long as you possibly can and "fight" it all the way down when your body can't hold the position anymore. Then when your elbows lock out, drop down. Rest for at least 2-3minutes and do it two more times. Once you can do like 5 of these "negatives" without a counterweight, you should at least be able to do 1-3 pullups.

As far as pushups, I don't really overdo it with one kind. I'll do pushups using a bosu ball, I'll switch to pike ups, pseudo pushups, wide grip, etc. I also try inverted push press while my heels are on a wall. I'm 41.
 
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