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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Learning to be alone

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I got dumped by a girl because I was too overattached.

In the end, I summarized many of my previous behaviours (even before meeting her) to find out if I did something wrong.

So, These are some interesting points I found out:
I relied on her to be in peace. Even further, my emotional stability depended of her. When I was with her everything was peace, but a little after I felt alone again.
When I was without her, I was desperate of finding someone. The desperation was in my face even when I tried to hide it.
I was always escaping myself with social networks.
When I'm with my friends, I was too concerned of what they think of me. Meanwhile some other friends do what they want and are accepted like that.

I have my friends, dads, a psychologist, a job, a career and enough money to buy things I like. But none of that ever made me feel in peace and secure about myself.

I had hope for a relationship to make me feel secure, and now even that fell down.
Yes, sure another woman will make me feel better. But not complete, I lost hope of feeling complete with a woman.


Now I'm using the breakup to find myself and get used to be alone. I think that will even make me deal with relationships way better like I do now.
We all say "You can't love someone if you don't love yourself" and "You need how to be alone to be with someone", but do we ever learn that? What about being really alone? Without even knowing if you will get chances with another woman. In the long run, yes, of course. But nobody guarantees you that next week or even next month you'll be with someone.
 

"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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LearningSlowly

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I'm glad this is an issue you're learning about. But if it makes you unhappy, you can always go out and meet new girls, it works great.
 

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LearningSlowly said:
I'm glad this is an issue you're learning about. But if it makes you unhappy, you can always go out and meet new girls, it works great.
I'm not referring to be alone in physical terms.
I'm saying you can have a good moment with a girl, in contrast to a LTR where you know you have a partner to talk and have a good time.

Between that, you will be alone. And you have to deal with it.
 

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Yeah I know. I'm just saying that loneliness can push you to get out of the house and go meet new people. You'll still have to be lonely sometimes, even during an LTR. My girlfriend and I are very independent, which makes our time together even better.
 
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