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If women ask you if you're married, is that a **** test? How to answer?
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.
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.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
I read that on Roissy's blog but I don't think he elaborated much on that. What exactly is that supposed to do and what do you say if she asks you what you mean by that?Rollo Tomassi said:HER: "Are you married?"
YOU:"It's complicated"
I'd assume it would get her thinking about how you might be available and how she might have a chance with you. And at the same time "demonstrating" that you get girls.S. Pryor said:I read that on Roissy's blog but I don't think he elaborated much on that. What exactly is that supposed to do and what do you say if she asks you what you mean by that?
I just went back and read the article and it talked about what it's supposed to do and if a girl asks you what it means. I remembered the article but I forgot it's exact content. I think the confusion came when the girl in the article was explaining what it meant but to me it didn't seem plausible. I couldn't imagine a woman asking "hey is that woman over there your girlfriend?" And the guy saying "it's complicated" but the woman just leaves it alone. Maybe the girl in the article wouldn't try to get details but I think most women would would verbally say what do you mean by that? I don't think they'll just let you off the hook that easy and move on to something else. Plus as a man I don't think I would be comfortable nor genuinely say (if I were to try it) "it's complicated". That sounds like something a woman would say, to me, but hey if it works I can't argue with results.Huffman said:I'd assume it would get her thinking about how you might be available and how she might have a chance with you. And at the same time "demonstrating" that you get girls.
On the other hand, maybe if she's a "good" girl with high standards she'll try to stay clear of you? Personally I would be put off by somebody who's in a complicated, but very serious relationship.
I'd go with some joke "No... why? You wanna marry me?" and then tease her for some time about that... haha I'm getting alot of ideas right now![]()
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.