Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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i have a boyfriend

*mattster

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please don't flame me for posting this here and not in the archive. but i think i just stumbled upon pure gold... it worked for me

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walking through a park on our lunch break, sat down on a bench...
looking deep into her eyes, smiling, her smiling back, i begin to move in for the kiss... and she drops the "boyfriend" bomb... i've known her for like 2 weeks (a client i worked closely with for these two weeks - very sexually charged the entire time - and she never onced mentioned a boyfriend, but discussed EVERYTHING ELSE in her life in great detail)

her: i have a boyfriend... (sad eyes)
me: (really slowly, talking with a soft, deep voice) that's great... (smiling, pause) all great love stories begin like this (she's looking at me and her eyes light up when i say this)... the only problem i can see is if we don't realise we were meant for eachother, but we both know we're way past that...

then i kissed her (nice and long), got up from the bench, said goodbye and walked off :D

had to really fight the urge to look back at her beautiful, probably perplexed, face. needless to say, she chased me down in about 30 seconds :D

life.is.good
 

"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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nice...your missing the most intringuing part...what was her response to the kiss? did she tell you she was lyihg about the bf or was she serious. ? update
 

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i have no clue to whether she actually has a boyfriend or not, and it's not something i worry about. but i do know that IF she WANTED me to know she is/was in a relationship, she would have made that crystal clear, at most a few days into our business "relationship". seriously... the things we talked about - there was nothing she wasn't comfortable with saying to me, so she would have mentioned her BF if she wanted me to know about him. but i don't believe she does have one though, in two weeks i'm sure i would have overheard either a phone conversation or smth like that... and she lives with three roommates... all women. looks like a sh!t test to me :D

when she caught up to me in the park neither of us said anything, she just grabbed onto my arm and walked back into the city with me. i had to go to a meeting on the other side of town, so when we passed my car i said goodbye. she said "you just made my life a little more complicated"
me: i disagree, i've made it really simple
she just nodded and smiled then i left :D

i'll see her tomorrow first thing in the morning for coffee, we'll see what happens then ;)
 

"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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ohh..., well he started to flirt a bit, but the girl understands it as a fling. Just something normal. She didn't mention her bf probably to not make the dude jeales. And all that stuff. Now he kissed her, she know it isn't a fling. So is complicated for her now. So he screw up!!!
 

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This is how the the-fvcking-kid does it

biatch: I have a boyfriend
the kid: Oh thats cool im not the jealous type {naughty grin}
 

"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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The-Kid said:
This is how the the-fvcking-kid does it

biatch: I have a boyfriend
the kid: Oh thats cool im not the jealous type {naughty grin}
That stopped working for me about 3 months ago.

I have to change up my game now :crazy:
 

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Lord Shinra said:
That stopped working for me about 3 months ago.

I have to change up my game now :crazy:

thats coz u cant do it like we do :D im just fvcking with you whats yor new game like?
 

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The-Kid said:
thats coz u cant do it like we do :D im just fvcking with you whats yor new game like?
I usually just :yes:
And then ask the question again.

Something like this.

HB: I have a boyfriend/ I'm seeing somebody
LS: *smiles and nods* *waits a few seconds*
HB: *confused*
LS: Ok, so what is it?

Usually works, but not always.
 

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Lord Shinra said:
I usually just :yes:
And then ask the question again.

Something like this.

HB: I have a boyfriend/ I'm seeing somebody
LS: *smiles and nods* *waits a few seconds*
HB: *confused*
LS: Ok, so what is it?

Usually works, but not always.
haha i'll try it out man but i think "im not the jealous type" will get better results
 

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The-Kid said:
haha i'll try it out man but i think "im not the jealous type" will get better results
Its like real estate.

Location location location.

Where I live, the "Im not the jealous type" line has been pounded into the ground by wannabes who revert back to AFCs. You always gotta change the dynamic I guess.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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