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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Follow up/Next Steps to cutting contact?

RogueWarrior

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Okay so let's say this girl you've known for a while who has shown interest in the past has started taking you for granted so you cut contact. Two or three weeks later she calls for some b.s. reason e.g. to pick your brain about something which translates to "what happened to you and why aren't you chasing me anymore".

What are the next moves here? What you don't know is why she started flaking on you in the first place. Maybe she started seeing someone else. Maybe she started a new job or got slammed with a big project or something. Point is that the reason you cut contact was because she was being a jerk to you.

Ultimately, you need to convey somehow that you're not her doormat or a convenience-store friend because you have a spine and you don't tolerate this sort of behavior.

Would you not answer the phone and call back? How long would you wait?
It's pretty hard to pretend that you didn't know she made contact with you these days what with Caller ID, Call-waiting ID, voicemail, e-mail, text-messaging.

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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Monkey

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RogueWarrior said:
Okay so let's say this girl you've known for a while who has shown interest in the past has started taking you for granted so you cut contact.

Maybe she got tired of waiting for you to ask her out?
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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Why so much concern with a woman who does this? If you are going to move on, MOVE ON!
 

blackbelt2k

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i agree with franco ... I'm no where close to being a dj YET, but i have learned that the first step is to stop being so sensitive to women. There was a post a while back on pinging, which is basicly after you cut contact weight like a week or 2, then send a message like this:

Hey name, whats going on with you these days? I just got back from surfing. Holy crap, there were some awesome waves. But you know how it is, the beach is always fun. Have you checked out the shore lately?

1st. open with a general question: Hey name, whats going on with you these days?

2nd. show her you got a life: just got back from surfing. Holy crap, there were some awesome waves.

3rd relate it: But you know how it is, the beach is always fun.

4th end with a question: Have you checked out the shore lately?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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