"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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I am not so good right now

originaldj

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When I was in grade 10 I learned a technique that proved to be invaluable to me for my years at high school. I learned how to consciously control my happiness. Since this time I have maybe had like 1 or 2 separate days of depression. I am rarely sad for more than half an hour. However lately I've just crashed. What really sucks about it is that every single part of my life has been getting better. My social skills, my grades literally everything except one situation. I am starting to be able to talk to girls very comfortably as long as they have some social skills. However, the only girl I want and wanted for a while is taken. What makes it worse is she is taken by my best friend. This guy is like a brother to me. So I lost any slim shot I will ever have at getting this girl. Now I want to forget about her. However, since she is going out with my best friend I have to see her a lot. Everytime they touch I actually feel a lurching in my stomach. I want an LTR but I only want one with THIS girl. There's no one else I would consider at this point. The only silver lining is that in 4 months I am moving away from both of them and will prob only see them on weekends. Hopefully that will help me get over her. In a weird way though it is really motivating me to talk to more people to try to find some1 else. Does anyone have any advice on how to be happy again? What helps you get over them?
 

"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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justiceseeker

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I know you can't just turn off your emotions, but I think your energy would be better directed elsewhere. And, who knows. Maybe they'll break up some day, and you can make your move. As for the friend thing, I've had plenty of people im my life who I thought were lifelong friends. Very few of them turned out to be.
 

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originaldj said:
When I was in grade 10 I learned a technique that proved to be invaluable to me for my years at high school. I learned how to consciously control my happiness. Since this time I have maybe had like 1 or 2 separate days of depression. I am rarely sad for more than half an hour. However lately I've just crashed. What really sucks about it is that every single part of my life has been getting better. My social skills, my grades literally everything except one situation. I am starting to be able to talk to girls very comfortably as long as they have some social skills. However, the only girl I want and wanted for a while is taken. What makes it worse is she is taken by my best friend. This guy is like a brother to me. So I lost any slim shot I will ever have at getting this girl. Now I want to forget about her. However, since she is going out with my best friend I have to see her a lot. Everytime they touch I actually feel a lurching in my stomach. I want an LTR but I only want one with THIS girl. There's no one else I would consider at this point. The only silver lining is that in 4 months I am moving away from both of them and will prob only see them on weekends. Hopefully that will help me get over her. In a weird way though it is really motivating me to talk to more people to try to find some1 else. Does anyone have any advice on how to be happy again? What helps you get over them?
You have oneitis.

1. Distance yourself from them for a little while.

2. Play the numbers game and meet lots of other women.

I promise you that'll help.
 
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