"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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Proper "I Love You" Response

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The first time my girlfriend said "I love you" I just smiled and gave her a nice kiss. The second and third time, I said thanks. The fourth time, I asked "How much?" At that point, I knew she was dying to hear it, so I let it go on for a while more and then we found a moment and I told her I loved her. She started crying after that and got all emotional about it and said she loved me too.

Well, she's been saying it ever since, and I always try to weasel away without an cliche "I love you too" response. What are some of the things you guys say when your girl says that she loves you?
 

"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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"I love you too" :rolleyes:
 
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"thats nice now cook my dinner biatch!"
 

"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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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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I love you

"Join the queue"

I love you

"Shame, Im just using you for sex"
 
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"No you don't"
"No"
"I love who?"
"You love who?"
"El Oh El"
"Slash, Sarcasm on, Thanks, slash, Sarcasm off."
 
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Originally posted by penkitten
i bet you say that to all the guys
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meatloaf?
 

"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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The greatest one I've ever used is probably

"I know"

Couple that with a grin, or a sweet smile, you can sort of swing the mood back to playful.
 
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Give her a lecture about love until she's bored to hell and stops saying I love you over and over again. Wtf is it with women that they have to say I LOVE YOU 10 times a day. I hate that ****. I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU... SHUT THE FVCK UP ALREADY!

It's like when you say "SO DO I" they feel in control.
 
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Well, I don't really mind the girlfriend saying "I love you" all the time. She is a girl afterall. It's just that most guys shouldn't let their girl control them into just parrotting it back when they want to hear it. I'm just saving mine for when I miss an anniversary or when I accidentally kill her cat or something. OR when I need some serious points for whatever reason. Either way, saying the cliche "I love you too" is one of the most unromantic things that girls have ever demanded. Any guy who says that to his girl everytime is just pussy-whipped, while she's in control of what he says.
 
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Originally posted by Raven125
I love me too...
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It's "I love me too" with a huge grin. :D
 
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