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.
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.
LiveFreeX said:What rule did he break?
I'd like to see this too. I didn't see eye to eye with him on everything, but I thought he brought a necessary angle to the forum, especially as long as the libtards and white knights are going to be allowed to post here constantly. Need that balance. I never saw anything that should have gotten him banned. And ESPECIALLY telling, is that folks like Gaylan are the ones who supposedly made it happen, and they remain.LiveFreeX said:What rule did he break?
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Atom Smasher said:The OP is 49 years old and behaving like a hurt child throwing tantrums.
...49...
I'm hoping he quickly gets control of his emotions and puts things in perspective as all he's actually doing is revealing himself to all who are reading his rants.
Yes. It hasn't been answered yet. I don't care about your opinion, I'd prefer to see the post(s) and judge for myself.Jaylan said:Are you really are wondering why he's banned?
H*ll no, pal. The libtard shaming mantra has no use here.Jaylan said:Just move on and let it go.
So now the biggest thread-killer on this site is giving advice. Shut the board down.Jaylan said:Op I would say youre fine, but to stop bickering with particular people here. It makes it seem like you are picking a fight. Plus threads like this place you on everyones radar more than anything imo.
There's something wrong with a 49 year old being emotionally out of control.TyTe`EyEz said:Is there something wrong with being 49 and making rants?
Maybe we don't all have control like you, Atom Smasher.
Very mature of you to insult the OP, by the way. How old are you?
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.
LMAO!!! I'm spreading this like Hep C.betheman said:white knight dollars
Alzheimer'sAtom Smasher said:Thread closed.