That reminds me of a (female) friend of mine. This guy was totally in love with her for years, she didn't want him back. Then she got her heart broken by some other guy, and all of a sudden she was totally for him and he didn't give a fvck.
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.