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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Being the rebound guy.

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How do you fellas feel about this?

I have a friend who just got out of a relation**** and has been calling me. We have been having fun and we click, I am fine with it either way it goes.

I get to have a great time with a cutie who smokes me out and there are tons of IOI's and lots of kino. Clearly she gets an ego boost and whatever.

I am letting the cards fall where they may and just having a good time.

Personally I am looking at it as a win win. :woo:
 

"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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keep doing what you are doing...let her come to you. The fact she is now single and you are not trying to jump her bones is making her enjoy it more.
 

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I never take women recently out of relationships seriously. Chances are she'll go running back to the ex 80-90% of the time if he calls. It's good that she's calling you. Play it cool and let her come to you.
 

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If you want this to last, you're going to have to go hot and cold on her. Have days when you don't return her calls/texts, become suddenly unavailable, etc. She may try to push for you to become exclusive- do not accept this for a few months- until you can be sure that you are more than an ego boost for her.

Girls enter into rebound situations with full expectation of dumping the guy once they know that he's willing to commit. Don't let her do this to you- remain a challenge and confound her expectations.
 

"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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do it for the team!
 

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HalfAddict said:
Like I said, I could care less. If she wants to run back to her ex more power to her. Just havin a good time.
Couldn't...it's couldn't care less..... >_<
 

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Sounds like you have a pretty solid grasp on what you want and reality of the situation.

Play on, playa ;)
 

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Yeah had a great start to the New Year too!

Edit: On a side note a girl who I had been trying to get saw me with this chick and started trying to ****block me all night. Where she was once always at arms length last night she was very close and I believe I heard her say something nasty about the chick I was with, totally turned me off to her. Unbelievable the behavior she was displaying.
 
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"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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