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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Drunk love texts from gf

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What to respond to these kind of texts, or just ignore them?
 

"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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I drunk text my GF all the time, so I won't do it to the women I'm dating. She responds and I look back at how stupid I am the next morning. Ignore it and your sanity will thank you.
 

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BeginningDJ said:
I drunk text my GF all the time, so I won't do it to the women I'm dating. She responds and I look back at how stupid I am the next morning. Ignore it and your sanity will thank you.
I'm normally at work, so I'm sober. Just wondered if u guys wud text back as its everytime she goes out (I don't mind it)
 

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Post them here and I'll tell you what the truth serum revealed about her.
 

"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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Sounds like she's bored and looking for attention, a bit of power, gratification or validation.

Giving-in to which might seem nice but can undermine things if you do it too much.

Don't reply to everything and put any reply on hold for a while and keep some mystery about the delay - unless you are genuinely so in charge of your responses that you don't care two-hoots about what she says and you reply.
 

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Post them here and I'll tell you what the truth serum revealed about her.
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I want too come ur work and have my way with you. Wet thinking about it. I want you right now. Want to suck you off right now its all i want

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Babe. No messing right now i love you 110%. Ur the best boyfriend ever i couldnt get any better and do anything for you. Your just amazing hope you know. You mean so much too me :) never been happier. Im glad ive got you <3

I replied to last one "cute and i know. What a disaster ;)"

I get these when she sober, just not as intense..

Ur take on it?
 

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What to respond to these kind of texts, or just ignore them?
The better question is, why aren't you with her when she's getting drunk? ;)
 

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I want too come ur work and have my way with you. Wet thinking about it. I want you right now. Want to suck you off right now its all i want

2nd

Babe. No messing right now i love you 110%. Ur the best boyfriend ever i couldnt get any better and do anything for you. Your just amazing hope you know. You mean so much too me :) never been happier. Im glad ive got you <3

I replied to last one "cute and i know. What a disaster ;)"

I get these when she sober, just not as intense..

Ur take on it?
has she ever cheated on you? have you ever suspected anything?
 

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I want too come ur work and have my way with you. Wet thinking about it. I want you right now. Want to suck you off right now its all i want

2nd

Babe. No messing right now i love you 110%. Ur the best boyfriend ever i couldnt get any better and do anything for you. Your just amazing hope you know. You mean so much too me :) never been happier. Im glad ive got you <3

I replied to last one "cute and i know. What a disaster ;)"

I get these when she sober, just not as intense..

Ur take on it?

why when I saw the 2nd text the phrase came to my mind, "too bad you was a bad girlfriend, now is too late for you. " i'm finally learning something?
 

"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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too bad you was a bad girlfriend, now is too late for you.

too bad you was a bad girlfriend


YOU WAS
YOU WAS
YOU WAS
YOU WAS
 

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1st - then get over here and speak into the microphone.
2nd - I know (you handled this well).

Curious what RT has to say!

SH
 

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too bad you was a bad girlfriend, now is too late for you.

too bad you was a bad girlfriend


YOU WAS
YOU WAS
YOU WAS
YOU WAS
I don't get it...
 

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betheman said:
has she ever cheated on you? have you ever suspected anything?
No, not that I know of. She shows no signs. Unless very good at hiding it
 

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Any suggestions, can't just reply I know or ignore all her messages all the time.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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post some of the messages
 

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Example msgs

1st

I want too come ur work and have my way with you. Wet thinking about it. I want you right now. Want to suck you off right now its all i want

2nd

Babe. No messing right now i love you 110%. Ur the best boyfriend ever i couldnt get any better and do anything for you. Your just amazing hope you know. You mean so much too me never been happier. Im glad ive got you <3
 

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does she back these texts up with action?
 

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If you like the chick, then just don't answer them until next day.
You'll start a she game with her if you ask her to stop.

SH
 

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No translation necessary.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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