"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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So one of my ex's broke up with her boyfriend for me. I kind of knew her before. So if she was talking to me for a couple weeks, and one night I told her I like her, and told her to break up with her boyfriend for me. She hung up, called him and broke up.

After that she would drive 8 hours to see me.

But was that cheating? Did she technically cheat with me?
 

"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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noobolgy said:
So one of my ex's broke up with her boyfriend for me. I kind of knew her before. So if she was talking to me for a couple weeks, and one night I told her I like her, and told her to break up with her boyfriend for me. She hung up, called him and broke up.

After that she would drive 8 hours to see me.

But was that cheating? Did she technically cheat with me?
I like how you just made her YOUR problem.
 
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