mrgoodstuff
Master Don Juan
are we exaggerating?
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.
At what point does it make SENSE to get married?
- Thread starter jnMissouri
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"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
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.
DreamAgain
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It makes sense to get married in your mid 20s with a similarly aged or slightly younger wife.
You will have children earlier in the prime of your life, which means you will be younger when they get older, and be able to spend more quality time with them.
You will save precious time circling the wagons at bars, clubs, and other places where the odds of finding a potential future wife are very slim. You will be sacrificing your health, wallet, and time going to these places often.
You will also waste time on online dating which has a very poor return on investment.
You will be able to establish roots earlier, build equity earlier, and most importantly, enjoy your precious youth with a person you love.
You will have children earlier in the prime of your life, which means you will be younger when they get older, and be able to spend more quality time with them.
You will save precious time circling the wagons at bars, clubs, and other places where the odds of finding a potential future wife are very slim. You will be sacrificing your health, wallet, and time going to these places often.
You will also waste time on online dating which has a very poor return on investment.
You will be able to establish roots earlier, build equity earlier, and most importantly, enjoy your precious youth with a person you love.
FlexpertHamilton
Master Don Juan
When you're 45-50
BackInTheGame78
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Why are you assuming that if you get married you will have children right away?
Wrong assumption. People are waiting longer and longer to have kids these days, not having them immediately after getting married.
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
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.
I sort of suspected this. Some couples can date for decades but as soon as they get married they dont last 5 yrs. There is something suffocating about marriage.