Here in Portugal its a lot diferent.. Ppl start going out real soon. I started drinking beer at 11, heavy drinks at 13, going out since 13 too. Clubing itself from 15/16 on. Of course i wouldnt go to certain sofisticated clubs, but i'd go to some.
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.