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.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Goddamn... I could have written that myself, every single word !RandallP said:my ex loved dogs too. They are alright by me, but I don't want a damn animal sleepin in the bed with me or gettin on my couch. Stinkin up my stuff or shedding hair everywhere. When she brought her dog over I made it sleep in the living room away from me. She used to feel sorry for it...."awwww she's used to sleepin in the bed with me" is what she used to tell me. Fawk that. Funny thing is that dog obeyed me 10x better than my ex b/c my ex never was stern with it. The dog thought my ex was her equal. lol
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Its the mild form of the crazy old woman with the 100 cats syndrome.Jakes21 said:What is it with girls loving animals so much?i mean they lie and hold the dog.squeezing,etc. What are ur guys opinion on that? Is she not getting enough love from me or what?
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.