"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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Firestar786

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Ex wife called me
Did not say anything over phone
I have arranged a divorce which takes 3 months to tAke affect which was given on 12th nov
Last time we spoke was on 31st dec nye
No contact since

Why is this crazy b1tch making contact ?
What should I do about it ?
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Johnny1986

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Keep your distance and remain NC for now imo unless you wanna reopen some old wounds
 

j.619

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I'm not married, nor have I ever been. That being said, you filed for divorce for a reason...
 

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You do nothing. Let it always go to voice mail. She can leave a message if it's important. Keep the calls in your phone for proof, don't delete it though.
 

"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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1. Per Vlad, you do nothing.
2. What is with all these people who thought it was a good idea to get married in their early 20s?
 

Firestar786

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I appreciate the comments

Got married for cultural and religious reasons

I'm confused why I should do nothing - advice ?
 

TheMonkeyKing

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Second the advice here.

As has been said, you filed divorce for one or several reasons. These are the same reasons for why you do not react to her calls. If nothing note-worthy was said during the call, then nothing has changed.

The reason she's calling: she's reflecting on the situation and probably her own actions and thinks talking might resolve things, when really you should both be reflecting and attempting to become better people as results of what has happened.

Was the divorce file a knee-jerk reaction? Have you tried simple separation?

Sometimes we need take a step back in order to create a space for us to walk in to.
 

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Firestar786 said:
Ex wife called me
Did not say anything over phone
I have arranged a divorce which takes 3 months to tAke affect which was given on 12th nov
Last time we spoke was on 31st dec nye
No contact since

Why is this crazy b1tch making contact ?
What should I do about it ?


I mathafvcking love this post! It's brilliant! Just look at the subject, 'Ex wife called me!' and a smily face. Look at what he types, he's drunk ever since the divorce!


Ooooookie, ex wife called, yeassss! Let me post on sosuave and get advice on how to spin this plate! Return me the b1tch!!
 

"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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