"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

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.

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best way to rekindle an old relationship?

tsmith2334

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i don't mean relationship in the romantic sense, just in the literal sense

there is a woman that i haven't spoken to a few months, since we both go to different universities...

i'm wondering what's the best way to approach her about possibly hanging out over break, or atleast breaking the ice and having a decent conversation?

i'm trying to think of something that is both interesting, unique and smooth and that doesn't shout AFC
 

"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.

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I am totally against rekindling a past relationship with a female, and i am sure others will agree. You should move on and meet new people and let the skeletons from the past, remain in the past.


I have tried to rekindle relationships from the past on many occasions and trust me when i say it's not worth the stress, aggravation, and heartache. Use your free time, to meet new chics. New chics, in which you can DJ into a sexual relationship.
 

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Despite what many people here will say, it is worth rekindling an old relationship. Just don't become so involved in it that it stresses you out. Seeing this girl should not be your number one priority. It should just be something that you admit you'd like to do, and seeing as it is a pretty reasonable desire you'd have to be an idiot to over-complicate it by trying to justify why it "isn't the DJ thing to do".


Just call her up or send her an e-mail. Don't be vague; just say that you still think she's a cool person and you want to hang out. It works for me. Just don't rearrange your schedule to match when she will be available. This should be something you pursue if it's easy. If it's horribly inconvenient and you are still pursuing it, you are focusing too much attention on this situation.
 

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There's an ex-plate of mine whom I'm sure is not happy that I have not called her in two weeks. I was thinking of telling her that I was kidnapped by Gypsies.
 

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floydtheater07 said:
Just call her up or send her an e-mail. Don't be vague; just say that you still think she's a cool person and you want to hang out. It works for me. Just don't rearrange your schedule to match when she will be available. This should be something you pursue if it's easy. If it's horribly inconvenient and you are still pursuing it, you are focusing too much attention on this situation.
thanks for the advice. that's a great mentality to have. i'd appreciate any more feedback on rebuilding an old "prospect"... including whether or not you think its a good idea
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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yea, be honest and be neutral if you ask her to hang out again

as far as rekindling, did you guys have a mutual connection?
 

tsmith2334

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ready123 said:
yea, be honest and be neutral if you ask her to hang out again

as far as rekindling, did you guys have a mutual connection?
we're friends (not particularly close).. in the past we've flirted a decent amount and gone on a couple dates... mutual physical attraction is there, i know that much
 
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