"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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Screwed up big time...

movistar

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I started this relationship with a girl back in April '11. I met her in a bar and we hit it off big time! Although it was just some light flirting, she never crossed a line with regards to her boyfriend, which even sucked me in more.
She was out with some friends and so was I. She was in a long term live-in relationship, she never mentioned it but her friends did. She gave me her contact as she was in town for another two days, we hung out again in a group, the next day things progressed, just flirting she at that point told me she couldn't do anything because of her relationship.

After she left town, I sent her a text, she put a stop to it, and said not to contact her other than in a platonic way. She got tipsy one night and called me said that she couldn't stop thinking about me. Over the next few weeks our relationship developed and became more intense through text and phone convo.

As things progressed, she told me that she was going to break-up with her boyfriend and move out. I didn't believe her, but she did everything she said she was going to do. We then planned a trip for her to come see me. I flew her out, and everything went great, we've been hot and heavy ever since. I just went to visit her and everything was good. Over this time we have talked about her moving to so we could be together. She said she would do it.

We are in a committed relationship, but long distance. I have been bringing up the subject of moving much more than she has. The other day I pretty much say "are you moving or not?....If not what's the point" she responded with yeah maybe you are right:(

I tried to back pedal and ask "well what do you want" she said she never thought much about it, but I keep bringing it up, and it is torturing us not to see each other... and I can't move anytime soon. She sounded very sad and sounded as if she was crying, then said I don't want to lose you, but you're right.

She sensed my not wanting things to end, and totally gained control, with this one conversation. Things felt a little weird after this convo, but we decided to still have our thing but no titles on anything, such as "committed"

She text me later that day every thing seemed fine, I try to not get on the phone that much as I don't think phone convo for long periods are such a good thing.

*****My Question is this, can I gain control back from this, especially with me not being able to see her much? Mostly phone contact. And the occasional trip...She is coming to visit in a week, although she is coming with her mom, we had planned to spend some time. I'm suspecting even more of a power play from her and she will limit her time with me... I could be totally wrong though.
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I know that my problem right now is oneitis, but I want to fix this as she is a blast to hang with and totally hot!
 

"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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mahoney

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movistar said:
but I want to fix this as she is a blast to hang with and totally hot!
but it was you that changed the dynamic!

it was good as it was - so why did you feel the need to change it? regardless of anyone elses behavior, or powerplays or any other stuff - you have to ask yourself the question why, when it was fun - did you introduce all this seriousness about moving etc?

Next time when you have something that is good and fun and a blast, and then you suddenly decide to think about changing it, formalizing it, discussing it, labelling it, talking about it, and whatever other ingenious ways you can think of to suck the fun out it - have a big old think about just why you are going to do that
 

movistar

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Great advice, I'm not going to cut her off completely though, we still seem to get along fine, and sex has not been cut off or anything like that, if I want sex she is all over it.... I could be wrong, but it's been my experience that sex gets them more attached as well.

I think I have an issue with being overly sensitive to other peoples actions, I take her not moving as a sign that something is wrong with "us" which it could be, but we just met in April, so I could be asking too much so soon for her to move away from her family. 1000 miles away...

I think there is always a time in a relationship where people have to reveal their level of commitment to the relationship, and I've shown her that I'm more dedicated, when it should be a little more even. My plan is to just pull back a little stay busy, start spinning some plates.

If I had been dating more this would never have happened.... I'm only thinking about her and I need to have some other chicks to take the edge off.

I jumped in too fast fell in love, put her on a pedestal. Big mistake...
 
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