Murk
Master Don Juan
Yes marriage too, I told her some prenup might be in place and she is not bothered by that (green flag).Is marriage in the long term cards or just LTR?
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.
Yes marriage too, I told her some prenup might be in place and she is not bothered by that (green flag).Is marriage in the long term cards or just LTR?
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Just an FYI-divorce rate is significantly higher among couples that cohabitate prior to marriage.Yes marriage too, I told her some prenup might be in place and she is not bothered by that (green flag).
Hmm that’s interesting. I feel we need the cohabitation to see if this can work, I’ve never lived with a gf before. I might get sick of her and not want this after 6 months.Just an FYI-divorce rate is significantly higher among couples that cohabitate prior to marriage.
Are you looking to make things work or looking to get rid of her? Sounds like the latter…Hmm that’s interesting. I feel we need the cohabitation to see if this can work, I’ve never lived with a gf before. I might get sick of her and not want this after 6 months.
I’m looking to see if my fear of commitment is pushing a good woman away, someone who I know I love.Are you looking to make things work or looking to get rid of her? Sounds like the latter…
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.
No. It is not. Usually it is the planned death of a relationship.Isn’t moving in like a litmus test of a relationship?
Not a difficult choice.If we were each others firsts and had a kid, would be different, but knowing where shes been and how much of a slut she used to be, makes me apathetic towards the relationship.
Sign of the times I guess...
Peace and live to all
She doesn't have to be a supermodel but you shouldn't feel like you could do much better either.I was in the same position as you, and I’m the same age. However we were having sex and it was good I just found my ex facially not great sometimes, gorgeous others. I felt I could do better as a good looking 6’2 entrepreneur making good money, why settle for my 30+ year old LTR.
I had the tough convo where I said there’s no spark and “you’re not my happily ever after”. Hardest thing I’ve done, maybe I was too harsh. Anyway we kept seeing each other through covid lockdowns last year and ended up semi together without the title.
We broke up again in January mutually but kept in contact and having sex. Now she’s moving on I kind of feel I made a mistake and maybe should stop being so shallow as we have a great connection she’s my best friend and very feminine/loyal/submissive/traditional.
Its very confusing to always feel you can do better, my previously relationship was the same, didn’t really find my gf attractive, cheated on her, toxic and ended horribly.
It’s okay to settle with not a super model right?
Agreed. No point in living together unless you have kids.No. It is not. Usually it is the planned death of a relationship.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
Unfortunately this is the case.No. It is not. Usually it is the planned death of a relationship.