"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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Can cheating be justified?

T-Mack

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A woman for example, cheats on her long-term boyfriend b/c she became unhappy with their relationship after a few years of dating. She breaks up with him right after she has cheated, but never tells the bf she cheated on him. Could cheating be justified in this type of situation?
 

"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.

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Sir Psycho Sexy

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In that situation no its not but cheating can be justified. Others will most certainly disagree.
 

CuriousGirl

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No it can't.

But I think cheating can be justified in the minority of situations, maybe abusive relationships/blackmail whatever but I can't say I've personally met anyone in these situations.
 

fatdog

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Cheating is usually carried out by people with low confidence. They are needy, selfish people who would like to have their cake and eat it too. Instead of being fair and be upfront to their significant other, they'd rather go around hiding things. These people don't want to be in a relationship, but the only way they can satisfy their neediness is to be in one.

If you're spinning plates, there shouldn't be a need to cheat.

I say this as someone who cheated 3 or 4 times as a major AFC in my younger years.
 

"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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Jblitz59

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It can never be justified. Since at any time, the woman can break up with the boyfriend before sex is introduced.
 
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