"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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is a sister n law fair game?

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So Backbreaker shares some things, and Karma comes here and makes fun... reeeeaaaaal nice, clearly you need to go back to the high school forum Karma.
 

"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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HalfAddict said:
So Backbreaker shares some things, and Karma comes here and makes fun... reeeeaaaaal nice, clearly you need to go back to the high school forum Karma.

I think backbreaker takes this place a little too seriously.. lol feelings hurt? Quit posting? How about stop talking like a b!tch. He's probably going to hyphenate his name when he gets married and take his womans name.
 

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penkitten's views on this thread:
1. do not fvck your sister.
2. do not fvck your sister in law.
3. do not fvck your future sister in law.
4. it's ok to fvck your sister in law's sister if you want.
5. it's ok to fvck your brother in law's sister if you want.

someone pass the popcorn.
 

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on a similar note, my first cousin once removed is slammin hot. With
some alcohol involved I honestly could not guarantee i could hold myself
back. :yes: :eek: :nono: :D
 

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st_99 said:
on a similar note, my first cousin once removed is slammin hot. With
some alcohol involved I honestly could not guarantee i could hold myself
back. :yes: :eek: :nono: :D
how do you remove a cousin?
and are you from tennessee? if your answer is yes, i believe it is legal for you to marry your own cousin there.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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Enough to create fake user names to support his arguments? You're KarmaSutra, aren't you?

Yes. I am also MAcAvoy, your mom, your EX BPD that you jerk off to every night, and your ugly girlfriend.
 

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Bible_Belt said:
Enough to create fake user names to support his arguments? You're KarmaSutra, aren't you?
There's only enough room in this place for one of me.

BackBreaker is more and more coming off as a bit weird. I like the guy and usually his posts are somewhat concise and have a point.

This isn't one of them.

Thumper, if you want to pick a scab, I'd find someone a bit less dependent on little bullsh!t green dots.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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You're right. I should turn off the reputation feature in my profile and use that as an excuse to be a complete d!ck to everybody, driving off the few valuable members that this site has left. That would make me cool :cool:
 

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You're right. I should turn off the reputation feature in my profile and use that as an excuse to be a complete d!ck to everybody, driving off the few valuable members that this site has left. That would make me cool :cool:
Nah.

You complain too much to be cool.

It would help make you less of a cvnt though.
 

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Nah.

You complain too much to be cool.

It would help make you less of a cvnt though.
you can be a as$h0le, but your posts crack me up!
 

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The effect is even better in person. Speaking of which, we need to get some cigars sometime.
 

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Bible_Belt said:
You're right. I should turn off the reputation feature in my profile and use that as an excuse to be a complete d!ck to everybody, driving off the few valuable members that this site has left. That would make me cool :cool:

Did he hurt your feelings too? Why don't you cry about it and say you will never post again.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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Epiphany: Why don't we gather up a whole bunch of men in a single forum, and choose a forum subject that deals very much with manly ways of being a man and doing manly things to women.
Manly Men [citation needed] then have lots of arguments on this forum.
Who could have seen this coming?

And no, I won't reply to any of your replies (if any) to this.
 

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scrouds said:
The effect is even better in person. Speaking of which, we need to get some cigars sometime.
Yes we do.

A good whiskey and a smoke would certainly hit the spot.
 

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Yes we do.

A good whiskey and a smoke would certainly hit the spot.

You should apologize right now. You hurt backbreakers feelings.
 

"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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