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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Hey guys....just broke up with a former flight attendant

Spaz

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Only 2 to 3 posters here understands the situation and have rightly advised you OP.

The rest = The blind is leading the blind.

I'll just add in, for ur future references, the next time when a woman suggests or deviates from ur original plan for the night, stick with ur plans but be diplomatic abt it by agreeing to do it the next time out and just simply tell her that you much prefer to spend tonight at so and so.

You're not exactly saying no and yet still get to do exactly as you want.
 

"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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Bokanovsky

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Women are so crazy....I actually just want one that's fun to hang out with as I have no friends here...banging random girls using online dating is pretty easy though....only banging gets old after a while though
No offense man, but you sound pretty crazy as well. Why would you take her to nightclubs when you’re short on cash and have to depend on her bartender buddy to hook you up with free drinks? You put yourself in a position of weakness. Couldn’t you just buy a bottle of cheap liquor and take it to the hotel room if you wanted to get drunk?
 

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No offense man, but you sound pretty crazy as well. Why would you take her to nightclubs when you’re short on cash and have to depend on her bartender buddy to hook you up with free drinks? You put yourself in a position of weakness. Couldn’t you just buy a bottle of cheap liquor and take it to the hotel room if you wanted to get drunk?

Over confidence on my part....my boss surprised me with 5 additional working days this week before Chinese New Years so really I was in no mood to meet was just meeting because I said I would....yeah I was a bit crazy.
 

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@zinc4- focus more on leading. The date you described in your first post was one where she ran the show. You were just along for the ride and when the wheels started shaking, you lost your cool. You control your own destiny, not someone else and you can make sure that happens by taking the lead and acting like a man.
 

"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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