escaleraroyal
Master Don Juan
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I'm 40 yo, financially stable, mastered game, and have a gf (31 yo). Should I marry her? Do not reply with irrelevant answers.
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.
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.
Theres no rush to marriage. You can put a ring on her finger if shes been a loyal and committed woman for some years but take your time in marriage. Theres no race. There are a few states with favorable divorce laws. Consider them. Are her friends married? Are they cheating? What about her parents? Does she spend money, time and energy on you? How does she add to your life?I'm 40 yo, financially stable, mastered game, and have a gf (31 yo). Should I marry her? Do not reply with irrelevant answers.
If you "mastered game", then you wouldn't be asking this type of question. Back to basics dude.I'm 40 yo, financially stable, mastered game, and have a gf (31 yo). Should I marry her? Do not reply with irrelevant answers.
Maybe you should start by not asking irrelevant questions.Should I marry her? Do not reply with irrelevant answers.
This guy gets it, All of this is actually very relevant.Maybe you should start by not asking irrelevant questions.
What are her measurements?
Is her mom fat?
What's her FICO?
What's her body count?
What's your body count?
What's her education?
What is her social circle like?
How many divorces in her social circle? In her family?
Does she love Jesus?
Do you love Jesus?
Do you share a Netflix account?
Do you check each other's emails?
Would she help you bury a body?
What if the body was her mother?
Would she give you a liver?
Would you give her a liver?
Does she like cats?
Do you like cats?
If she was blind, would you give her one of your eyes?
If she lost both arms and legs, would you carry her around or leave her on the side of the road?
If you lost all your money, and lost both arms and legs, would she work three jobs and still support you?
Would she still work to sexually satisfy you if you were broke and limbless?
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Why are you considering marriage? What do you expect to gain by being married?I'm 40 yo, financially stable, mastered game, and have a gf (31 yo). Should I marry her? Do not reply with irrelevant answers.
nah don't need marriage anymore anything more tehn 5 years together with her is enough to try to fuc|, you up on that, check your laws about it, in some only dating for 5 years with people knowing you was together is enough in some you need to live together for a certain number of years, hell in some place the years also difers so check it upMarry only if you want the government in your bed. Because, they fukk you too.
will not answer irrelevant answers, but make one irrelevant questionI'm 40 yo, financially stable, mastered game, and have a gf (31 yo). Should I marry her? Do not reply with irrelevant answers.
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.
Why?I'm 40 yo, financially stable, mastered game, and have a gf (31 yo). Should I marry her? Do not reply with irrelevant answers.
do you want to bring the state into your LTR?According to the National Center for Health Statistics, about 50 percent of marriages in the United States end in divorce, and about 80 percent of the divorces are initiated by women. That 50 percent is often quoted and it is probably on the high side, but it is illuminating that 80 percent of the divorces are filed by the wife.
Who are you to tell us not to reply with irrelevant answers?I'm 40 yo, financially stable, mastered game, and have a gf (31 yo). Should I marry her? Do not reply with irrelevant answers.
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.
Do you even lift bro?
This is a phrase used to annoy people on the internet. It was for me, i just ignore it.If that comment is for me, yes I lift. That pic is me so I lift regularly.
I dunno.Let me ask you the most important question that I know of.
When you look at marriage, do you have that vision where there is team work and working together? How you answer will tell me everything I need to know about you.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.