Good_ol_boy
Senior Don Juan
She's done something you haven't...She's moved on!
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
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.
Those two sentences pinpoint the crux of your problem.Originally posted by Thugo
So fast forward 5 years. Still think about her wondering what she's up to.
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Remember this sentence, don't ever do this again, if you still have feelings for her (because you obviously do).Originally posted by Thugo
So we ended the convo, I felt like crap like the wound reopened.
Why do you need to mail?So I waited a couple months and emailed her asking if she just wants to get coffee and just catch up on old times and be friends. I'm very sure she got it.
She didn't even reply. I mean she could have at least said NO.
So I wated another month and emailed one last time, and again, no reply.
What does a no reply mean in this very bizarre situation? She might still want me, or she doesn't give a rats azz about me? [/B]
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.
either she did or her best friend or momma or her new lover did.Originally posted by Thugo
Think she threw it all out?
Originally posted by Thugo
Anyway, she probably is a lousy wife. She rarely gave head and wasn't good at it. Wasn't that great in the sack. She just acted like a fairy so I'd marry her.
I can't imagine what kind of wife she would be. Probably a controlling b!tch from hell. Cause we all know how women change once you wed them.
Guy probably hasnt gotten head in 5 years.