"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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Insecure over a dream?!

happyman2012

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Girlfriend of nearly two years started getting insecure and jealous today all because I told her I had a dream about her and another girl getting it on. It wasnt any girl in particular, but she said ew, called me disrespectfull and says if i want that go be single e.t.c. Totally flipped out.

I just told her to see it for what it is...a dream/fantasy and she needs to get a hold of herself.

Handled correctly?

I thinK I might end it with her because she is very insecure/uptight and jealous and tbh its making my relationship with her turn sour. She says she knows shes being stupid but still dosent seem to change.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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nyc123

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on another note, i'm somewhat a psychology guy, so we take dreams to be "the royal road to the unconscious" i think freud say that. anyway...

your dream/fantasy could be displaying something that you would like to happen. to see your girlfriend get it on with another chick! nothing wrong with that in my opinion. a lot of guys have this fantasy.

your girlfriend feels differently however.
 

DragonBlood

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I wouldnt be impressed if my girlfriend insinuated that she would like me to get it on with one of my best mates. It also means she fancies and dreams about my mate. All kinds of discussion you dont want to be having.

Your dream could be BS just to open the discussion and get a feeler.
 

Hmm

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I don't see anything wrong. It was an unusual dream which nobody else would know unless he shared it. You had no choice but to share a cool dream like that.

It was just a freakin dream!

I understand why she would feel a little insecure I guess... but to lash out at you was too much.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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The_411

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Huge red flag, imo. Flipping out over a dream is part of the unofficial BPD playbook, so it's something I'm quite leery of. It's one thing to explore your dream but expressing extreme emotions from a dream tends to signal something deeper going on ...
 
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