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.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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.
i actually gave a small laugh or giggle at what you said calling me a crusader of Christians.Originally posted by baseballDJ
I am not watching porn anymore because it causes me to whack off and I want a reason to get a girlfriend. Plus a boost of testostorone is a good thing.
And how many times do you watch porn Tactic, crusader of Christains.![]()
If you are a life guard I don't blame you, since you have to sit on those high-towers all day long with everyone looking at you.Originally posted by Life-Trainee
I can't concentrate on my job if I don't jack off. I try to avoid inanimate sexually exciting things throughout the day.
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.
Hmm, never even peeked at it?Originally posted by tactic
i do no watch pornography, never will and if i do you know what i will do.
That's what I thought. Glad you came out otherwise I would have accused you of being in denial.Originally posted by tactic
i used to watch it and used to get erections and masterbated from it and did it twice a day.i haven't masterbated, watched full-lenghted pornography, stare at girl's body fiercly, or act dirty in months but not long ago.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.