"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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She has a long time male friend, red flag or no?

HankHill

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A woman who seems perfect in every way (sexuality, submissiveness, etc- LTR material) who has a long time male friend with a wife/kids. They speak on the phone every couple of months to keep in touch and visit each other from different states (with their families along) once a yr (staying at each other's houses).

I've been burned in my past relationship once (but that was her ex bf) so my thinking is skewed on this, part of me says it's no big deal part of me says it's a ticking time bomb. It's not like I can ask her to stop seeing her friend but I did tell her that I'm a little leary of women having male friends in any capacity, it usually is a red flag. I left it at that even though she tried to discuss it more and provide proof that they're simply friends and have stayed that way for 20 yrs.
 
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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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in 2018 it's a little ridiculous to get worked up over this especially without lots of other red flags
Yeah I think so too...but you know, burned once, twice shy. That's why I thought I'd ask here.
 
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