"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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She Asked "Do You Love Me"?

Bigtrucker2008

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Long story short, in part of my push-pull game, this girl who i've been messing around with for about a good two years and I got into an arguement. In this process of pulling her back, she asks me in a text message "Do you love me?". Originally, I didn't reply back. I was startled. But then about a hour later she sends the same question again. I told her something along the lines of "yeah, i believe I do, but it's a complicated feeling".

She told me the same thing in pretty much the same words, which makes me think she would have said whatever i said anyways.

What should I have done? I didn't wanna hurt her feelings because I really like her and want her around, but i didn't want to tell her i loved her right then or seem like a punk.

(PS: I wish she would have asked in person. I would have said "No, I hate your guts" and kissed her passionately......darn text messaging....)
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Allurre

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It's a very sensitive subject to be talking about, especially difficult if one party is not feeling that mutual 'love'

Just continue behaving the same way, don't let that message change the course of social dynamics between you two.
 

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Rule #1: You don't like a text message.... don't answer it.

Don't have serious conversations over text.
 

zekko

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I was watching some video on YouTube awhile back, there was some girl on there who was supposedly some sort of dating specialist, I have no idea who she was. Anyway, she said that when your girl asks you this question, you should smile and say "I suppose so".

Of course, that's face to face and this is texting, and it also sounds like your relationship is more casual, so I don't know if you would be comfortable with saying that or not. But I thought I'd throw it out there. It's probably no worse than "yeah, i believe I do, but it's a complicated feeling".
 

"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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Captain

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zekko said:
I was watching some video on YouTube awhile back, there was some girl on there who was supposedly some sort of dating specialist, I have no idea who she was. Anyway, she said that when your girl asks you this question, you should smile and say "I suppose so".
Don't take women's advice on dating.

Of course, that's face to face and this is texting, and it also sounds like your relationship is more casual, so I don't know if you would be comfortable with saying that or not. But I thought I'd throw it out there. It's probably no worse than "yeah, i believe I do, but it's a complicated feeling".
Answers like that are too generic and boring.
 
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