MatureDJ
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2006
- Messages
- 12,678
- Reaction score
- 5,125
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.
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.
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.
It's not quite evolutionary. Every 10 years ago their standards and what they want shifts a a little bit. It's a group thing. For females from 25-35 years old, they've been preached some of the following:The psychology behind backup boyfriends
The younger a woman is the more likely it is she has a backup man. According to this article from psychologyToday it's an evolutionary feature.
Makes sense imo
good oneYou don’t need to dismiss romance as a whole. You just need to find a better purpose that has nothing to do with needing someone else to act a certain way. That will set you free.
I see its from 2015, let us know if its worth when you're done reading it.Just started a new book.
Practical female Psycology: for the Practical Man.
Already great book. Heard Ryan stone talk about it. Its a colaberative author.
Hoghly recomend.