"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Long term GF may be too damaged

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So, I will be with my gf 3 years in May. Early in the relationship she revealed that the guy she was dating in college 10 years ago, her 1st relationship, 1st lover was murdered. And, in order to alleviate the guy's parents having to do it, she ID'd his body. So, in November we take a trip to London together, and she gets pretty inebriated and I guess time change differences took into effect and she said "You never had to ID a body". Keep in mind, that we were discussing nothing even close to that overseas.

I've tried to be understanding, I mean, having to ID a dead body of a former lover is no easy task. But, it has been almost 3 years and this is still coming out. She wants to get married and I feel it's to much of a risk because she's damaged.
 

"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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Besides this, what other red flags have you noticed about her? How is your sex life? How does she treat you? Does she flake a lot?
 

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I mean, she has a bit of a temper. I lived at her place for a while, and everytime we had an argument she would threaten to kick me out (I have my own place now).
 

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I mean, she has a bit of a temper. I lived at her place for a while, and everytime we had an argument she would threaten to kick me out (I have my own place now).
Big flag there. Arguments with over the top verbal threats or even her getting physical on you over small things are classic signs of damage, not of a quality woman in love.
Damaged women rage in different ways, some verbal, some physical, and some do both eventually if you stay around her that long.
 
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"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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So, I will be with my gf 3 years in May. Early in the relationship she revealed that the guy she was dating in college 10 years ago, her 1st relationship, 1st lover was murdered. And, in order to alleviate the guy's parents having to do it, she ID'd his body. So, in November we take a trip to London together, and she gets pretty inebriated and I guess time change differences took into effect and she said "You never had to ID a body". Keep in mind, that we were discussing nothing even close to that overseas.

I've tried to be understanding, I mean, having to ID a dead body of a former lover is no easy task. But, it has been almost 3 years and this is still coming out. She wants to get married and I feel it's to much of a risk because she's damaged.
Put your foot down now. Yes it was a shame you had to identify a body. But that was then and it had nothing to do with me this trip or this situation!

If you don't she will use this as her trump card to try to control every situation.
 

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So, I will be with my gf 3 years in May. Early in the relationship she revealed that the guy she was dating in college 10 years ago, her 1st relationship, 1st lover was murdered. And, in order to alleviate the guy's parents having to do it, she ID'd his body. So, in November we take a trip to London together, and she gets pretty inebriated and I guess time change differences took into effect and she said "You never had to ID a body". Keep in mind, that we were discussing nothing even close to that overseas.

I've tried to be understanding, I mean, having to ID a dead body of a former lover is no easy task. But, it has been almost 3 years and this is still coming out. She wants to get married and I feel it's to much of a risk because she's damaged.
You've been a member since, well, today....and you have 3 posts. Troll, troll, troll.

Not sure how you trolls dream this stuff up but it's RUINING this forum.

Guys please don't feed the trolls.
 
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