sodbuster
Master Don Juan
IF I ever marry again, I'll check her credit score first. IF she isn't responsible with her own money,she won't be responsible for mine either.
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.
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.
I had a full joint account shared with my wife (when I was married to her). It doesn't matter if you have separate account when you're married - it's all marital money and can divided as such at the time of divorce (unless you are able to hide it during the discovery process which is in itself risky).Kailex said:Has anyone ever had any experiences (good or bad) with these? Has anyone here ever found a valid reason to do so?
Opinions?
sodbuster said:We had yours, mine and our checking accounts. She managed to take the 150.00 out of the joint when she left.
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.
Kailex said:Personally, if she gets offended by the fact that you want to have a separate account... want a pre-nup... etc... then it's a sh!t test for HER that you can use to your advantage. If she can shame you into a joint account with you handing over all of your financial independence, she can shame you into just about anything else.
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.