B0redandl0nely
Senior Don Juan
For all of the support you guys have given me. Don't know how much longer I will be alive...
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.
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.
It's not just one girl plus I really wanted her and if it weren't for my mental disorders I would have had her. My problems will destroy future potential relationships anyway...Dude, chill. Its one girl. You know how many people have gone through the same thing? Go read the NC thread, there are thousands of posts of people dealing with sh1tty situations like that.
Take care of your mental problems and those girls will flock to you. Stay close to people who care about you as you work on improving.It's not just one girl plus I really wanted her and if it weren't for my mental disorders I would have had her. My problems will destroy future potential relationships anyway...
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.
I have no friends. My family is pretty much fed up with me.Everybody has mental problems.
Everybody has mental issues.
Find a way to put everything in order to make it livable and manageable. If a pill help do it.
Your problems are far lesser than others. Be confident of how people care about you, around you. They appreciate you in their life.
You know everything is within so work on yourself. If you want to get laid without commitment hooker + condom.
Remember Honesty is a quality
Funny thing is I always wanted to be alpha but I was never able to do it and I now realize the reason why is my bipolar and autism. I used to think it was because of lack of knowledge and experience or character flaws. That's not the case. It's physically impossible for me to be what I wanna be and I really wish I didn't confess my issues to my exTake care of your mental problems and those girls will flock to you. Stay close to people who care about you as you work on improving.
I don't think I'm ready for a girlfriend either. I just wish I could be what I wanna be and get what I had back (a girl who tried so hard to make it work with me). I can't stand the thought now of her knowing about my anxiety. I don't know why I make such bad decisions...You don't want to die, you just want the pain to stop. I know it feels like having a girlfriend will help you, but it doesn't solve the underlying issues. A lot of us on here have struggled with mental illness and suicidal thoughts. Trust me, you don't want to kill yourself. If you really think you do, please call your local suicide line and talk to a professional there.
Happiness is a state of mind, not a state of circumstance. If you were just automatically the person you wanted to be, you'd have a new set of problems you couldn't handle. Self improvement is as much about the character growth of tackling difficult problems as it is the end results. It's the day to day improvement that makes you happy. Each little step. Make your bed when you get up. Clean and order your surroundings. Work on a song or a painting or go for a run. Eat a good meal. Do the smallest things you can do to improve your life moment to moment and don't stop. If you ever need to talk feel free to message me on here.I don't think I'm ready for a girlfriend either. I just wish I could be what I wanna be and get what I had back (a girl who tried so hard to make it work with me). I can't stand the thought now of her knowing about my anxiety. I don't know why I make such bad decisions...
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.