"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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How do I get rid of her??

mikeyb

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I broke up with my gf in July for a few reasons, the main one being that she blackmailed me into giving her money after we had a big fight.

She begged me to get back together with her and paid me back the money I gave her, even after I told her that was it and I wouldn't see her anymore. Then I left for the summer and she stopped calling little by little.

Fast forward to today - she shows up at my place and says I lent her some money about a year ago and she wants to pay me back. A) It wasn't much money and I didn't even remember lending it to her B) WTF is she doing?? She knows I don't want to get back together with her, and I certainly wouldn't have come after her for a few bucks.

Sorry if this sounds like a rant but I can't help being a little pissed right now. Although I told her not to contact me when I broke up with her, it took her the better part of the summer to obey and now she's just popped up again. How do I get rid of her??
 

"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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mikeyb said:
I broke up with my gf in July for a few reasons, the main one being that she blackmailed me into giving her money after we had a big fight.

She begged me to get back together with her and paid me back the money I gave her, even after I told her that was it and I wouldn't see her anymore. Then I left for the summer and she stopped calling little by little.

Fast forward to today - she shows up at my place and says I lent her some money about a year ago and she wants to pay me back. A) It wasn't much money and I didn't even remember lending it to her B) WTF is she doing?? She knows I don't want to get back together with her, and I certainly wouldn't have come after her for a few bucks.

Sorry if this sounds like a rant but I can't help being a little pissed right now. Although I told her not to contact me when I broke up with her, it took her the better part of the summer to obey and now she's just popped up again. How do I get rid of her??
Am i missing something?

Take your money, say thanks and close the door... If you were stupid enough to let her inside then ask her to leave.
 

mikeyb

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That's what I did.

But if you were her, why would you pay me back, just like that? What would you stand to gain? I don't think I've seen the end of her and that's what bothers me.
 

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mikeyb said:
That's what I did.

But if you were her, why would you pay me back, just like that? What would you stand to gain? I don't think I've seen the end of her and that's what bothers me.
Either you broke her or it's just a ploy. And you can't break crazy.
 

"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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