You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
I don't agree with the carrot and stick method even if that works.Remember, with women you have to punish bad behavior and reward good behavior.
We men have a logical mind, and when women talk to us, they'll always catch us off guard.
If you want to stay in your masculine energy, you can't think that every time she tells you something it's a test.
Rather, you should have a "general direction," and if she's trying to get in the way, I think you'll feel more of a gut feeling.
It's not a logical thing, but it will be a physical sensation.
At that point, remember what makes you strong as a man: your ability to have a life without her and to appreciate freedom.
Well said, and some women will stay with men who have failed all the tests out of convenience, or because they offer them a lifestyle.If you keep failing tests until she eventually ghosts, breaks up with you, or monkey branches, etc.
It would be interesting to know what you would do if you felt like a butt because of what she did..and how should you have handled it correctly insteadThe most important thing is never to be or look like a butt.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
there is no test. that's a bunch of baloney. if she acts clearly in a way that is negative towards you, you create distance and entertain yourself some other way. you frame it in your mind as the weather. do not try to figure out why or what it means or what you should do. simply avoid it, like you do with any bad weather. my advice it not going to help heal her, and not going to fix anything, its only to heal you. when your healthy and of solid mind the choices will be really clear.@plumber I get your point, but the weather should be sunny 350 days and rainy or stormy 15.
I don't get the point to win a test but you have to live in a weather with 180 days of rain and 180 days of sun.
In my opinion being affected from other people behviour is mostly a choice, it can be avoided through your overall attitude but in those cases when they hit a nerve and it touches you, the best thing to do is not engage.It would be interesting to know what you would do if you felt like a butt because of what she did..and how should you have handled it correctly instead
Sounds like narcissism.If your gf/wife gives you minor doses of disrespect and gets upset if you push back, what should you do?
my advice it not going to help heal her, and not going to fix anything, its only to heal you.
Yes, I do agree, and this reminds me of my father and mother relationship, even if that is a correct behaviour to have as a man, that is just unbearable and unhealthy. I saw this in other relationships too..as soon as that happens you move away again. no questions, no argument, no discussion, no apology. go do something else that you need or want to do
I needed this to understand if we were on the same track.Example : "You are mad cause you spent so much time and money on me and you didnt even get laid"
Wrong: (staying and engage) "well cause I didnt know you were a slvt only looking for money"
Right: (look unaffected and distance yourself) "yeah agree a bad planning indeed"
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.
Could you do some examples of what you mean by that and the situation/scenario?to be held accountable
I hear this sort of thing quite a lot - the only way I can describe it is "feigned indifference". Unless you have an exceptional poker face I don't think you're fooling her - women are good at picking up on nonverbal behavior. Pretending to not be annoyed or upset when you are is retarded. In fact, if she continually attempts to get a rise out of you but genuinely does not upset you, it might actually be better in some cases to employ a tactical anger. The key difference is that you have the meta-awareness to actually be 2 steps ahead of her and stay rational about what you say and do.The keyword is unaffected.
Wheter you decide to politely point at the issues, to take distance till she calms down or troll her to enjoy her emotional explosion, the most important thing is never be or look butthurt.
And if it doesn't work break up?Literally. Get up and physically leave the home, and don't plan on talking to her again until she apologizes. Doesn't matter if it's 2am at her apartment or if you're in a hotel in a foreign country - get the **** away from her.
I understand what you mean and that applies to 90% of men that despite their best attempt cannot fake lack of emotions, the poker face quoted.I hear this sort of thing quite a lot - the only way I can describe it is "feigned indifference". Unless you have an exceptional poker face I don't think you're fooling her - women are good at picking up on nonverbal behavior. Pretending to not be annoyed or upset when you are is retarded. In fact, if she continually attempts to get a rise out of you but genuinely does not upset you, it might actually be better in some cases to employ a tactical anger. The key difference is that you have the meta-awareness to actually be 2 steps ahead of her and stay rational about what you say and do.
Insisting on being "unreactive" is not the move imo, you need to do the opposite and nip it in the bud. Otherwise, she will simply interpret her actions as a behavior that can get away, sas something will tolerate. Or worse, she will see you pretending to not care when you clearly do, and she'll see how you're doing nothing about it.
Women are always doing this, testing the waters, figuring out where the line is, and then habitually stepping over that line one inch at a time until she has gained a mile. You cannot give her an inch.
The only solution to disrespect of any level is to immediately address it calmly and reasonably. Tell her what she did and why it bothered you. From there, if she continues to be indignant, disagreeable, or tries to gaslight you, then the move is to walk away. Literally. Get up and physically leave the home, and don't plan on talking to her again until she apologizes. Doesn't matter if it's 2am at her apartment or if you're in a hotel in a foreign country - get the **** away from her.
The only situation where this doesn't work is if you're in a situation you cannot escape, such as a car ride, or something like a get together with friends/family. I don't think it's a coincedence that many women often choose to start some **** in situations like this, it's precisely because they know the man cannot walk away or escalate the situation - he just has to sit there and take it. That's a situation where silence and distance is appropriate, as a temporary solution.
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
Why wouldnt you break up with a girl who keeps disrespecting you? Girls are supposed to make your d1ck hard, not your life.And if it doesn't work break up?
the relationship is already done by this time. if spending no time together there is no relationship. now the business arrangement might have other components to it that have to be delt with. when you get to zero time together the romantic relationship is done.Yes, I do agree, and this reminds me of my father and mother relationship, even if that is a correct behaviour to have as a man, that is just unbearable and unhealthy. I saw this in other relationships too..
How many times are you willing to do that in those same relationships? Is that normal for you?
I won't stay in a relationship like that even if I behave properly. I'll leave because she can't be that much of a pain in the ass.
This may seem controversial, but if she makes your d1ck hard, and she's dramatic at the same time, it'll still be hard to leave.Why wouldn't you break up with a girl who keeps disrespecting you? Girls are supposed to make your **** hard, not your life.
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These are very different things.patterns of disrespectful behavior arise
I'm like you, I can do it, but the thing that stops me is, "If I leave this woman here, will she be able to go home alone?"Again, keep in mind that I have no problem leaving a date on the spot or cutting a relationship short if my mental stop-loss trigger, which is clearly not the case for most men.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.