"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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Oneitis confusion!!

styleman

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My oneitis of many years (five) and I are close friends and we meet up quite often...

She gave me a bracelet (a relativly expensive one) today... and it's confused me, even though I've pretty much given up any idea of 'us'...
 

"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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ligyron

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It's a bracelet. You sound like great friends

There's nothing more to say here
 

window

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give the bracelet to your next girlfriend then take your new girlfriend to your friends place and watch what happens...
 

styleman

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window said:
give the bracelet to your next girlfriend then take your new girlfriend to your friends place and watch what happens...
What will happen????
 

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well your oneitis will see that she has the bracelet.. might be jealousy or she might take offence
 

"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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hyperactive

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Your oneitis is an ugly hag. In the town you live in there are inumerable other women who are more attractive in mind and body than that c oc k tease is so dump that biatch.

There. Maybe that will help.
 

styleman

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destiny said:
well your oneitis will see that she has the bracelet.. might be jealousy or she might take offence
How to know which one it will be?
 

tigerstyle

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destiny said:
well your oneitis will see that she has the bracelet.. might be jealousy or she might take offence
The way I see it, she's going to take offense no matter what. If she's into you, she'll be offended and jealous that you gave the bracelet away. If she's merely your friend... she's still going to be offended that you gave the bracelet away.

Bad idea.
 

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styleman said:
My oneitis of many years (five) and I are close friends and we meet up quite often...

She gave me a bracelet (a relativly expensive one) today... and it's confused me, even though I've pretty much given up any idea of 'us'...
Sounds like a great "friendship" (I quote it because if it is a oneitis then their are ulterior motives. There are no ulterior motives in a friendship).

She gave it to you as a gift and that is all it meant. Don't give meaning to every little thing. Just get over her, go find a better girl, and just make her into a "real friend."

comic_relief
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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