"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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My girlfriend of 7 months threw a temper tantrum in the car on our way to get lunch and study. I asked her what was bothering her. She said I was annoying her by disagreeing with things she said. She pouted the whole time, so I said "You don't seem very happy. Should I just take you home?" She said yes, so I dropped her ass off and said, "Let me know when you want to be nice to me again."

It's been 2 days now, and we haven't talked.

I just plan on waiting for her to reach out to me. Am I being unreasonable? How do you handle these situations? Is this just her testing me? We've never had any really big arguments before.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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There was something you did long before this little episode she displayed this has been brewing up for a while, how old are you two? Just let her stew on it, I wouldn't contact her, if you've haven't had any big arguments she feels things are going too smoothly so she's starting some drama. If she wants you she will come crawling back if she doesn't she wasn't for you.
 
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That's my plan. And I think she gets testy like this when she feels like things are going well.

She does have a tough exam coming up, and I think the holidays are stressing her out too. But I feel disrespected when she won't communicate her feelings with me, especially if she's upset.
 
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bridgetoofar said:
That's my plan. And I think she gets testy like this when she feels like things are going well.

She does have a tough exam coming up, and I think the holidays are stressing her out too. But I feel disrespected when she won't communicate her feelings with me, especially if she's upset.
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Must be a Scorpio woman lol, all you can do is let her come to you.
 

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You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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bridgetoofar said:
That's my plan. And I think she gets testy like this when she feels like things are going well.

She does have a tough exam coming up, and I think the holidays are stressing her out too. But I feel disrespected when she won't communicate her feelings with me, especially if she's upset.
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Agreed, let her stew. You are one thousand percent correct in your standard for needing adult communication from her. She will keep pulling this on you if she doesn't learn how to identify what's really going on with her, figure out what she needs from you, and then ASK for that from you.

Of she can't get it together and learn how to adult, moving on might be a good call.
 
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On one hand, I feel bad just dropping her off and leaving her like that. But on the other hand, it's not much fun for me to be around her if she's going to be pissy and not talk about what's bothering her. We've been in a relationship for a while now, so I feel like this might be the first real power play she's making. If she doesn't reach out to me after a few days, what do you all think I should do?
 
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Is she spiteful? I'd always be worried when the no contact and distance starts..like "ah **** this guy then he doesn't care about me let me see what this other dude is about who's been talking me up making me feel special"
 
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Sounds like you may not have approached it right. Whatever happened that day was not the issue, it was something else. Sometimes you have to dig it out of them and that it what they want... At this point, you can only do it when she re-initiates...
 

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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.

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bridgetoofar said:
My girlfriend of 7 months threw a temper tantrum in the car on our way to get lunch and study. I asked her what was bothering her. She said I was annoying her by disagreeing with things she said. She pouted the whole time, so I said "You don't seem very happy. Should I just take you home?" She said yes, so I dropped her ass off and said, "Let me know when you want to be nice to me again."

It's been 2 days now, and we haven't talked.

I just plan on waiting for her to reach out to me. Am I being unreasonable? How do you handle these situations? Is this just her testing me? We've never had any really big arguments before.
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Her interest is falling.

When chicks start to lose interest, you suddenly become annoying. They suddenly become moody. That and they can only be on their best behaviour for so long. 7 months what you are actually witnessing is the real her come out. This behaviour will become more common.

You handled it perfectly. Do not put up with the bull**** behaviour. Dtop her off at home and soft next her until she smartens up.

If this doesn't fix it then dump her. She has taken the mask off.
 
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