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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I am curious. When you were coaching, if this were one of your clients experiencing this, what wouid you advise him to do?

I felt suffocated just reading it, I cannot imagine actually experiencing it, I never wouid.

I'd tell him he needs to slow down! Kindly and I would explain why.

In fact I have had to say this a few times and they did slow down.

I agree it's a big attraction killer and a red flag.

In most (or many) cases, as fast as they come on, you can trust they will disappear just as fast.

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"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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Tear off the bandaid OP. Cite the fact you want to get your life more in order. She may not want that as it may make you more desirable on the market (from her perspective)
Know what I find odd? Every single girl that I've dated, upon finding out that I'm disciplined in the gym and with my diet, enjoys trying to get me to cheat on that diet by indulging with them.

I don't know why that is, but maybe that has something to do with it.

I am curious. When you were coaching, if this were one of your clients experiencing this, what wouid you advise him to do?

I felt suffocated just reading it, I cannot imagine actually experiencing it, I never wouid.

I'd tell him he needs to slow down! Kindly and I would explain why.

In fact I have had to say this a few times and they did slow down.

I agree it's a big attraction killer and a red flag.

In most (or many) cases, as fast as they come on, you can trust they will disappear just as fast.

$02
So far, I've kinda deflected those types of conversations. I'm trying very hard to go with the flow and just enjoy myself with her.

My guess is that she hasn't experienced this with anybody other than her ex in a very long time. They dated from age 18-27 (broke up about a year ago), and it was very messy from what she's described. Maybe she's excited about experiencing someone "normal" like me for the first time since then.

I'm just trying to let it run its course a little, and I'll put my foot down if she starts overstepping or getting too possessive.
 
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