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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Favorite Girl Officially Diagnosed with BPD

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Yes, the mirroring is over the top with these women. Gas lighting is really high also. Mine actually introduced the term Soul Mate early on.
i've been following the thread, and others have mentioned the same, but deesades post really drove that home for me. wow, how scary.

My ex MIL is BPD and she modeled that behavior to her daughter. There was a time I thought they were 'normal' and I just needed to figure out how they needed me to communicate with them so they would understand/hear me. They were tumultuous and vindictive with me the entire time i was married....really got in the middle of my relationship. Kept making my ex choose between them and me. It didn't start out that way. They were very nice, and welcoming, almost embracing, for a year or two. His sister always wanted a sister.....

Then the nastiness started. I couldn't say a sentence without offending them, and offending them unleashed two very ugly human beings.

I still shudder to think about it.
 

"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've been following the thread, and others have mentioned the same, but deesades post really drove that home for me. wow, how scary.

My ex MIL is BPD and she modeled that behavior to her daughter. There was a time I thought they were 'normal' and I just needed to figure out how they needed me to communicate with them so they would understand/hear me. They were tumultuous and vindictive with me the entire time i was married....really got in the middle of my relationship. Kept making my ex choose between them and me. It didn't start out that way. They were very nice, and welcoming, almost embracing, for a year or two. His sister always wanted a sister.....

Then the nastiness started. I couldn't say a sentence without offending them, and offending them unleashed two very ugly human beings.

I still shudder to think about it.
Yes, they eventually make apparent exactly what they are.
The truth always surfaces.
 
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The best way to look at it is that they show who you are.

As do women in general, actually. But these types really especially bring out your weaknesses.
Yes, they appeal to men that need to hear and experience their b.s.
I did once.
It's mostly a low self perception issue as I see it.
 
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If this BPD stripper really was delusioneil favorite he should have went for the Valentine's two for one special at their local psychiatrist office.
 

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well at least you found out BEFORE she ruined 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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