"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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King of the Hill

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Anyone see King of the Hill Sunday night? I almost got the impression that the writers on the show had been reading this forum. Basically Bobby got caught in the friendzone. He was playing a feminine role, riding on the backs of girls' bikes, waiting for them to call, etc.

There was strong suggestion that the male should be the one asking the girl out on dates, that the male should decide where they were going and what they were doing, and should act like a man. It reminded me so much of this forum it was eerie.

King of the Hill is cancelled by the way, they showed the last two episodes Sunday night.
 

"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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Sometimes you'll see writers that are very up on this stuff. Just in the way they make loser characters different from characters that aren't losers.


When's those last two episodes re-airing?
 

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I dont watch king of the hill, but that sounds kinda funny.

Theres an episode in family guy which makes me laugh because Stewie is trying to impress a girl he fancies by being all AFC nice guy which doesn't work.

But then Brian teaches him that chicks dig bad boys, and you need to treat them like crap, so Stewie basically insults her, she starts crying and then arranges to go on a date with him! lol

funny sh!t
 

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Dante420 said:
Sometimes you'll see writers that are very up on this stuff. Just in the way they make loser characters different from characters that aren't losers.
When's those last two episodes re-airing?
Not sure when or if the episodes are re-airing.
I remember King of the Hill being mentioned here before because of the episode where Boomhauer tells Bobby his secret for picking up women. He goes to the shoe store, asks 23 women for their number, and is shot down every time except the last one. Bobby is shocked that he got shot down 22 straight times, but Boomhauer doesn't care, and just says "it ain't no big thing". More wisdom.

I saw the Family Guy episode Fidelity mentioned, very funny stuff.

There was an old Saturday Night Live skit on a similar theme. It was set on a talk show (maybe the Phil Donahue Show). There were nice guys on there saying women wouldn't give them an even chance, and there was a loudmouthed jerk. Women in the crowd were asking the nice guys to move so they could see the "fascinating" jerk behind them :)
 

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I'm gonna miss King of the Hill. It was the ultimate satire of WASPy conservatives. But that was a funny episode. I guess if that episode teaches anything it would be not to bend over backwards for a hot girl. Or any girl for that case.
 

"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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zekko said:
Anyone see King of the Hill Sunday night? I almost got the impression that the writers on the show had been reading this forum. Basically Bobby got caught in the friendzone. He was playing a feminine role, riding on the backs of girls' bikes, waiting for them to call, etc.

There was strong suggestion that the male should be the one asking the girl out on dates, that the male should decide where they were going and what they were doing, and should act like a man. It reminded me so much of this forum it was eerie.

King of the Hill is cancelled by the way, they showed the last two episodes Sunday night.
It's a mans responsibility.
 

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zekko said:
Anyone see King of the Hill Sunday night? I almost got the impression that the writers on the show had been reading this forum. Basically Bobby got caught in the friendzone. He was playing a feminine role, riding on the backs of girls' bikes, waiting for them to call, etc.

There was strong suggestion that the male should be the one asking the girl out on dates, that the male should decide where they were going and what they were doing, and should act like a man. It reminded me so much of this forum it was eerie.

King of the Hill is cancelled by the way, they showed the last two episodes Sunday night.
I thought the same thing as I was watching it LoL!
 

"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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