"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Does anyone else have controlling mothers??

Demystify

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I don't blame my mom as the main reason I do badly with women. I blame myself and know it's my fault, but I think my mom being controlling is a huge factor. I firmly believe that the way you interact with your mom is the way you interact with most women. And since I let my mom control me, I then let other women that I'm going for control me. Also having a control mother causes you to develop into the nice guy women hate instead of the bad boy women love.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm not a mama's boy at all. Far from it. Unlike mama's boys, I don't rely on her or need to be around her at all BUT I still let her control me now matter how hard I try to avoid it.

Once again, I'm not blaming everything on my mom, but I do think she's a factor.

What do you guys think?
 

"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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Dysfunctional parent gender roles make for dysfunctional person
 

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i do!! i do!! i have two controlling parents. they made me like this; a nice guy with no friends and no purpose in life. I never got to go out with friends in high school and never joined school activities.

however, that is in the past. you're the only factor that determines who you want to be today.
 

Demystify

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dude04 said:
i do!! i do!! i have two controlling parents. they made me like this; a nice guy with no friends and no purpose in life. I never got to go out with friends in high school and never joined school activities.

however, that is in the past. you're the only factor that determines who you want to be today.
Yeah, I agree, but it's not that hard when they've been there for a great percentage of your life.
 

"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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my mother is still controlling, but its tough for her to act 1500 miles away :)
 

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My mom said i cant have a girlfriend until in 16 so when i was younger i just never talked to girls...and now its kinda biting me in the foot.
 
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