Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Been married for 3 months, wife does not want to consumate marriage

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Hello,

I recently got married and took a honeymoon
with my wife.

During our honeymoon, my wife made sure that
we had two separate beds, and each night of the
honeymoon, we slept on separate beds.

I asked her why she would do this, and her response
is "is that all you think about?" and she would get upset.
For the sake of not arguing, I agreed to this ordeal.

Some background, I have been a virgin before
I got married, and now, I am still a virgin, 3 months
after my marriage.

My wife, does not want to consummate the marriage.
3 months later, we have moved into a house together
and now, living together, and we still sleep on separate
beds.

I do not want to bring this up with
the wife again, or she will get upset.

What should I do?

What can I do?
 

"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.

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mangotot

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LOL...Did you have an arranged marriage where there was little communication before the marriage.

Reeks of troll-dom.
 

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mangotot said:
LOL...Did you have an arranged marriage where there was little communication before the marriage.

Reeks of troll-dom.
we dated first, and then decided to get married
 

mangotot

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norm said:
we dated first, and then decided to get married
I'd say this is a post by a guy for laughs. Or by a girl for whatever reason.

Too many holes in the story.

sex not discussed when dating.

Sorry - I don't buy it.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Masculinity

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I am officially in troll town. The only other "green" guy is Sideways :crackup:
 

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well if you are serious...

if you are in a sexless marriage in that she won't ever have sex with you, i suggest you get a divorce. or if you must stay with her (for whatever reason), you should cheat on her.

you, of course, reasonably want to have a marraige with a wife who you have sex with.
 

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Porn all day, son, porn all day!
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

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When we were dating, we discussed saving ourselves until marriage.
I was a virgin a time and I still am a virgin. I had no problem with that. But, I became very suspicious on our wedding night when she told me she wanted to sleep in separate beds.

She gets really upset whenever I bring it up and I am afraid I could lose her if I bring it up again. Maybe there could be a nice way to bring it up without arguing.

She says it is selfish to bring up such nonsense and that I am a bad husband if I bring it up ever again.
 

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As rare as it is, you do once in a long while hear about women that don't believe in pre-marital sex.

I have NEVER heard of a woman that doesn't believe in post-marital sex.

What is there to lose? All you have is a roommate with license to take half your stuff by virtue of a marriage license.

Under most state divorce laws, an unconsummated marriage can be annulled.
 

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Tictac said:
As rare as it is, you do once in a long while hear about women that don't believe in pre-marital sex.

I have NEVER heard of a woman that doesn't believe in post-marital sex.

What is there to lose? All you have is a roommate with license to take half your stuff by virtue of a marriage license.

Under most state divorce laws, an unconsummated marriage can be annulled.
The other thing is that she is in the United States on a temporary work visa. Which makes me suspicious now. Is she only using me a for a green card? It is very unusual for couples not to consummate their marriage, but I also have a close friend who's been married for 12 years, and he is also a virgin, so it might be more common than we think.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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These red posters are getting out of hand.

No human can possibly be so naive.
 

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Should I confront her and tell her unless we start behaving like a normal couple we will get divorced?
 

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Have a talk with her. Ask her why she married you? Tell her that you are disappointed in her as a wife BECAUSE she is not being your wife. Ask her if it is only for papers and you not interesting to her.

Then divorce if nothing changes.


Honestly if you have a perfect woman you would ask anyone for advice, you son married someone else's wife.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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