Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

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.

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Real talk with my Mother

PapiChulo

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I had a conversation with my mother in which she confessed to a few things after biasing me for so long. She is an attractive woman, I must say. She admitted to liking bad boys in university, but not going out with them. She still thinks of what could have happened if she did, saying that she was smarter than that to hook up with them even though the attraction was there.

Second thing, she admitted to “settling down” with my father because of this: his interest level was a lot higher than hers and she knew she could control him and he would not f*&ck around too much. In other words, she is a manipulative little woman and not afraid to use it, still does. I think my Dad is still oblivious to this even after 26 years of marriage. And I think that’s that imbalance of interest is what kept them together for so long even though he is not an AFC.


Thats how relationships are built.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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I kinda think your father may have the frame in this relationship despite what your mother may think.
 

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5string said:
I kinda think your father may have the frame in this relationship despite what your mother may think.

he does actually. He gets jealous easily and any disrespect will have you kicked to the curb. He almost threw me out of the house at 16.

Also he earns the money, she doesnt.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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Blackhole105 said:
Maybe that's just what your father wants her to think.
Hahaha....

Dad seems to be the winner here, reading between the lines. Married to a hot woman for 26 years, does not tolerate disrespect, and "not an AFC", in your own words.
 

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PapiChulo said:
Also he earns the money, she doesnt.
This pretty much solves the whole equation. Whoever has the more attractive qualities has control of the relationship, and the one with the less attractive qualities usually fears they'll be dumped. The one with the more attractive qualities can dump their partner at the drop of a dime.

Women are like computers/iphones/ipods/cars/etc.; You get a good one then a better model comes along.

Case closed.
 

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nismo-4 said:
This pretty much solves the whole equation. Whoever has the more attractive qualities has control of the relationship, and the one with the less attractive qualities usually fears they'll be dumped. The one with the more attractive qualities can dump their partner at the drop of a dime.

Women are like computers/iphones/ipods/cars/etc.; You get a good one then a better model comes along.

Case closed.
Nope the one that makes the money has the control in the relationship IMO.
 
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