You got that right.gaspipe said:As expected from a POF chick. Let the games and drama begin...
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.
You got that right.gaspipe said:As expected from a POF chick. Let the games and drama begin...
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.
Plenty of flakesgaspipe said:As expected from a POF chick. Let the games and drama begin...
Hold up. First and foremost.MaddXMan said:She texted me over the weekend - "I miss your kiss, the way you would look at me."
I said shouldn't you go out on your other dates before making your decision?
Her: perhaps.
YOU called and asked her on a date???????MaddXMan said:Yesterday I called her and asked if she wanted to meet for a drink today after work. She said sure.
Today she emails and says I can meet you but have an afterwork meeting until 7.
I said that does not work for me. Another time, then.
Another poster had it right. She will leave you alone when you stop responding to her. Maybe you can start by not asking her out on dates when she has already discarded your intimacy for other dates???MaddXMan said:Her: ok, I understand.
She's playing hot/cold. I've decided I'm not going to be confused by her. I know the sting I feel is only the sting of rejection and not due to the fact I have lost something that can't be replaced or anything deep like that.
I hope she just leaves me alone now.
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.
5string said:She told you she loves you but "wants" to go out with the other guy?
A sh!t test if I ever heard one.
Bail brother. Put her out with the trash first thing in the morning.
Good luck.