I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
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.
aimchase said:Thanks for all your comments guys,
It's ok, I have no intention of getting back with her, playing her games, sex revenge, or anything else mentioned.
The biggest thing that you have all taught me is that I can't lay all of this on her. Yes, she is a complete whacko but you're right, why the fvck did I let it happen, where was my own self respect?
The strange things is that i'm quite renowned for not taking any sh!t from people, yet this person got right into the core of my soul. She's actually done me a favour as she's exposed an inner weakness, an insecurity that I was never aware I had. I'm truly introspecting myself now and am learning day by day, yet had this have not happened, i'd probably have never been at this stage in my life.
It's a huge chapter and one i'm going to grasp to make myself a stronger person. I owe you guys a huge amount of gratitude for that, you woke me up and stuck a handful of Colombian coffee up my nose. I truly thank you for that.
There wasn't need for recordings of the visit to the kids, I just focused on them and had a great time with them. She was very distant and kept out of the way (this is due to me recently exposing her lies). I left as soon as the children went to bed. I was polite, courteous, and just walked out.
She called me today at work to ostensibly talk about our eldest child. She went on for about five minutes, to which I listened and agreed to take the actions discussed in respect of our child. I then thanked her and closed the call. She went humble and quiet as I said goodbye, playing the hurt victim who needs me. I wasn't having any of it, the b!tch is history. I said my goodbyes and put the phone down.
I'm aware that she'll likely up the tempo in a desperate attempt to win control again, playing all sorts of needy games, but my path is really gaining strength now.
I have read a fair few parts of the DJ bible and have found it interesting. I'm not so bothered about the PUA tips as i'm already quite confident in my ability to game women, but reading material on changing to an Alpha mindset, having self respect etc is of huge interest. If anyone can point me in the direction of some quality threads, i'd be grateful.
All the best
Aim
It´s baffling because you think you´re dealing with an adult, this is the biggest mistake you can make.Observe; don’t react. Everything your wife, girlfriend or ex does that drives you up a wall is purposefully designed to hurt and get a reaction from you. She controls you like a puppet on a string by getting you to engage in the content of her verbal attacks, silent treatment and/or passive-aggressive jabs (e.g., saying something cruel in a sweet tone of voice and then accusing you of being oversensitive). Therefore, take a mental step back when she starts the fun and games and simply observe her machinations for what they are.
Her covert and overt attacks are the adult equivalent of a 5-year old who calls a grown-up a “doody-head,” pouting, saying a bad word or tormenting you by saying the same stupid phrase over and over again; “I know you are, but what am I? I know you are, but what am I? I know you are, but what am I?” When you show a 5-year old that they’re getting to you, they escalate the behavior—just like your abusive wife, girlfriend or ex.