"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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How does game change in a relationship?

wonderer

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How does game change? Or does it?

-I used to text only to set-up dates, now I'm finding myself texting more, still try to make it not everyday

-We meet once a week, this is how its always been, is this good?

-Being a mystery, how important is this now? I find myself telling her what I'm up to more now, only if its something that will boost my SMV.

I cant think of what else has changed right now but a lot of this forum is the initial meetings and getting the lay, how does game work in a relationship?
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Between the time I met my girlfriend over a year ago and now there's little difference in the dynamic between us. I liked the way she was from the start and she liked me the way I was from the start. We still don't have text conversations, we only use texts to notify each other life if she won't be home because she's dropping by her mother etc. Even in the beginning we mostly used texts to plan dates and kept texting as a planning tool.

Don't change something that's good and works. If your game is good and it has become a part of how you are, it would be foolish to change it.

Being a mystery is short term tactic, for a long term relationship you gotta do the opposite. Don't keep things hidden, but don't constantly update on every little thing you do, that's annoying.

How often you want to meet is up to you two, however often you'd find best.
 

Jetleg

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No change.

Dont be a mystery, wont work for the long run.

Stay the same (mentally), never talk about complicated stuff, dont show weakness, ever.

Most importantly - be random, and dynamic, dont do the same thing over and over, that kills relationships.

Also - im always ready to leave, and if there is a slight change in her respect, i show it to her.
 
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No change.

Dont be a mystery, wont work for the long run.

Stay the same (mentally), never talk about complicated stuff, dont show weakness, ever.

Most importantly - be random, and dynamic, dont do the same thing over and over, that kills relationships.

Also - im always ready to leave, and if there is a slight change in her respect, i show it to her.
This is money, especially "don't show weakness". One thing I can stress is keep everything 50/50. Put in as much as she puts in...

As bad as it sounds, you have to always be willing to walk away...

From my experience, don't talk on the phone and begin texting too much. I feel that's really what killed my last relationship, we talked several times a day, so she didn't really feel the need to get together. She could get her emotional attachment and everything she wanted to know about me on the phone...
 

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Make it clear covertly that you are still interested in other women (whether you are or not). The moment she thinks she has you domesticated, it all goes downhill. Less sex, less respect, just less of everything that makes dating and plate-spinning fun.
 

"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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In my opinion at the beginning it's all about having a great time while you are together so the relationship can survive hot/cold.


After things get serious it's all about calling her out at every opportunity to take advantage of the free negs. And doing whatever it takes to keep her from getting too comfortable in the relationship.
 
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