You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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.
Your wife is a class A Nut job!the_great_gaia said:Okay, last night my wife called me at 10:33pm and I wasn't at home. I got in at about 11:45pm. i wanted to call her but decided not to because I didn't feel like getting cussed out because I ruined her sleep, so i decided to call the next day
On the next day, I called her after I ate breakfast and when she answered the phone, she says "Why are you calling me?" and I was confused at this point but this began the drama.
She pretty much ended up telling me that I ****ed up by not calling her and accused me of "running the streets" even tho I was at my mom's house. I told her, but she didn't care. She was telling me that she's not gonna expect a phone call from me no more because she's tired of worrying about me, but I didn't think she cared too much because she's not being a "wife", we don't even live together and only been married a year.
she started telling me that she got a sign from God that we don't need to live together because she's trying to focus on school and that if i lived with her, I'd be a distraction. I told her i wouldn't bother her or talk to her if she's doing work, and she goes "I might wanna talk to you!!'
Then she says "I just wanna start over being single then eventually get re-married" and I was like:
Me: so you don't want to be married to me no more?
Her: No, i didn't say that. When I get re-married again and you're the one I marry then I'm re-marrying you.
<<<<<we're married now>>>>>>>
Me: That makes no..
Her: (cuts me off) EXCUSE ME but if you can't support my decision I made, then I gonna have to cut you off, because I'm about to cut all of my friends off too, like Crystal..
Me: But why would you wanna cut me off, when all I'm doing is helping you, I give you money to take care of the bills and all..
Her: God told me that I need to struggle so that I can appreciate him more.. so I don't need your money no more... thanks, but no thanks...
Basically, I'm trying to reason with her that if she wants to follow in God's path to righteous that leaving her husband (me) isn't the right answer, but she kept coming up with a excuse to counter anything i said. and this all started from a phone call...
I called her and told her "Ok, you can have your break.. i am not gonna fight with you no more..."
Then she says "I mean, we can be cool, and chill sometimes... and I won't divorce you. Just for right now, I just need some time alone to focus.."
i NEVER spend time with my wife, I'm like the last thing on her "things-to-do-list" I haven't physically seen my wife in 3 weeks. We don't live together or anything. I cut back on the phone calls. She used to have me call everyday, then i stopped calling for a week, then I'll call every other day. So before i get off the phone, she says:
Her: well, I'mma call you right back
Me: How, I'm gonna be at work
Her: well, just call me later, then...
Me: Bye
Her: Bye...
I don't ****ing understand no more. What would a real man do? I do love her. but I realize I need to leave her alone for a while, and I don't believe in divorce.. I need to get her to miss me, so that she'll appreciate me. I also need to gain the power back in my marriage. I need to get her respect too. Can someone PLEASE help me?! Thanks for reading.
the_great_gaia said:well actually, where she lives is in an apartment that she LATER ended up telling me about. I stay with my f'king grandma, but i'm supposed to be living with her, my wife. Whenever my wife gets in a good mood, she keeps saying stuff like "Whenever my washer and dryer get here, and I buy some dishes, you're welcome to move in.." or "you can stay some nights over and we'll see where it goes from there..'
I also think she has some mental issues. because they're coming out of me. I don't know what else to do. No matter how hard I try, I can't get her to be a good "wife", she isn't even a good girlfriend. I married her only because I thought that she would change eventually, but she actually got worse. She be telling me that "I need to take care of home first.." but I don't even stay with her. I only been over there like 4 times, each being les than a hour. I even go as far as giving her $500 every paycheck, but she just shyts all over me, and if i don't give her the $500, she'll say "If you don't help me out, i'll find me somebody who will.." man, it's just a bunch of bullshyt that i keep putting up with b/c i'm hoping she'll change. i thought that God would help her become a better wife, but she's using Gods name as an excuse to leave me. I don't know what da fvck to say... i'm all fvcked up.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
You got married to her and didn't know she has an apartment?... That is a huge red flag...the_great_gaia said:well actually, where she lives is in an apartment that she LATER ended up telling me about. I stay with my f'king grandma, but i'm supposed to be living with her, my wife. Whenever my wife gets in a good mood, she keeps saying stuff like "Whenever my washer and dryer get here, and I buy some dishes, you're welcome to move in.." or "you can stay some nights over and we'll see where it goes from there..'
No wonder you live with your grandma... You are giving her 500$ every paycheck... EVERY 2 weeks?the_great_gaia said:"I married her only because I thought that she would change eventually, but she actually got worse. She be telling me that "I need to take care of home first.." but I don't even stay with her. I only been over there like 4 times, each being les than a hour. I even go as far as giving her $500 every paycheck, but she just shyts all over me, and if i don't give her the $500, she'll say "If you don't help me out, i'll find me somebody who will.."
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Never try to change someone... You are in love with a person who does not exsist... God wants your to help your self first... Self help is the only real help...the_great_gaia said:man, it's just a bunch of bullshyt that i keep putting up with b/c i'm hoping she'll change. i thought that God would help her become a better wife, but she's using Gods name as an excuse to leave me.
She owns you and she knows it.the_great_gaia said:I can honestly admit that i have deep-seated issues, especially in this relationship/ marriage. Because of what i go thru, I have lost my self-confidence, but "confidence" only shows when she's makes me feel good. Like, when she asks me for $500, I feel like she "needs" me, and when I feel needed by her, I get this ideal that "as long as she needs me, she'll always be there.." and that makes me feel good. And to the opposite, when she says "nah, thats okay, I don't need your money, I'll do it on my own/ I'll get it from somewhere else.." thats when my confidence and self-esteem hits an all-time LOW and I'll be WANTING to give her $500 because I don't feel that sense of being needed... and I don't know why, but I chose to marry her and I was having these same problems with her years ago. I married her because I thought she would've CHANGED for the better.
She has gotten worse. She always break up with me and when I eventually get over her, I leave her alone. Then after she feels like she's really lost me, she'll crawl back to me. When she does, I know not to take her back, but I do for some odd reason.... more on this later..
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.
How old is your little one?the_great_gaia said:well actually, where she lives is in an apartment that she LATER ended up telling me about. I stay with my f'king grandma, but i'm supposed to be living with her, my wife. Whenever my wife gets in a good mood, she keeps saying stuff like "Whenever my washer and dryer get here, and I buy some dishes, you're welcome to move in.." or "you can stay some nights over and we'll see where it goes from there..'..
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.
Don't tell her you are doing this!! It'll take a few weeks/months but you'll know more and determine if she is genuine!!!the_great_gaia said:no, i'm not a troll. I have been on here JUST before I met the woman I'd eventually marry. I love her too much, but I will investigate to see whats going on.
This is new info!!! Kind of important to know!!! This changes things!!the_great_gaia said:i'm supposed to be going to Iraq in July so I know i'm bout to get fvcked over...
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.