Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Keeping a Relationship

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My fiance' is moving out in a week. The reason, to keep it short, is because she needs space, as do I. What is even more f****d up, is we still love each other. Is it crazy to think that we could be more compatibale when we live in seperate places?

In order for any chance at all to save this relationship, should I not show any affection, or just ignore her altogether? We have a child together, so of course we still have to come in contact.

Does anyone have any advise on how to follow through at this point?

What shouldn't I say??

....lost for words
 

"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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heartrippedout

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She wants space to live more independent and to have her own bills and responsibilities. She really needs to clear her head. I'm thinking she needs a wake-up call. She is 27 and hasn't had much time to live on her own. What I'm hoping to see is for her to have her independence and possibly later down the road work on our relationship. I just don't want to destroy it altogether during this process. I'm in limbo with my feelings. I'm not sure how I shoyuld even acy towards her at this point.
 

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She wants space to live more independent and to have her own bills and responsibilities. She really needs to clear her head.
That's a huge load of 5hit. She's using this excuse so she doesn't have to tell you that she's not attracted to you anymore. This is called "********", the language that women use when they pu55yfoot around a subject (ie how they feel about you). Also included are:

"I don't see you in that way"
"I'm not ready to date"
"I wanna be just friends"
 

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yea

block her off entirely for a while (don't respond to casual messages, "how are you doing?", "lets meet up for a coffee and chat", etc)...until she gives you the message that she wants to unconditionally come back...and even then be slightly difficult about it.

Since you do have a child I don't recommend tossing it off so easily...
...but if there was no child, I'd even recommend that a common friend give her a "suspicion" that you might have found someone else who is really nice.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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