"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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Should I text my ex on Christmas Day?

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We broke up two months ago. Very messy breakup. She said she didn't want to have anymore contact with me. I tried texting/calling/emailing her so many times to apologize after the breakup but no reply. I even called her father to apologize for the way I treated her, but he told me in a nice way to basically go find someone else.

I can't stop thinking about her. I don't think she is dating anyone right now either. I'm just wondering if I should text her or not. I honestly don't think she would reply anyway, but it kills me to think we were so happy last Christmas and this year we are separated.

It would hurt me if she didn't reply (which is about a 95% chance). But I also think by texting her she will enjoy the ego boost of ignoring me.

What are your thoughts?
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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backseatjuan

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She's fvcking someone right now. You're an idiot. Don't text, go find someone else.

I feel you, and when I get these feelings, they last in me about 1 week.
 

st_99

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My thoughts are you are too far gone with this chick. You sound like a
mess. Move on and get yourself together.
 

mrRuckus

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Never apologize.

Never contact an ex.

Learn that she'll never give a lick about you at all until you move on.
 

"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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Delly2000

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Yea bro. Her feelings for you are done.

Girls are all the same. When they use that "I dont want you to call me no more or text me no more" line they got someone else. Always. Without a doubt. Guaranteed.

If it don't work out with him she may come back to you because your safe. Until she finds a replacement and breaks your heart all over again.

Her pops gave you some good advice. He obviously knows whats going on and knows she got someone else. So he told you to go find someone else. He has to be on his daughters side so he can't talk about how shady she is.
 

PrettyBoyAJ

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She doesn't want your clingy ass. No Contact challenge
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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SgtSplacker

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Just think of how stupid your gonna feel after the call. That should give you strength not to call...
 

Jariel

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While you're clinging to this last thread of hope you will never be able to move on, meet someone new and enjoy your life. You're just prolonging the suffering and humiliation.

What's more, it sounds like you're really annoying her and creeping her out. All those happy memories you shared will be tainted by all this obsessiveness so in time to come she won't look back at you fondly, she'll look back at you as the creep she wisened up to.
 

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you are a mess, get it together, You know the time you are spending trying to accommodate your life to this chick will never come back right?? your life is a melting candle. Find other chicks and fvck them because my friend when you'll be dying you will regret all the precious time you wasted on this one chick, either you apologize or not it is not gonna change the way she eats, poops or fvck.. MOVE ON.... can't believe you've been on this forum for so long, not a good example to newbies like me
 

Alex DeLarge

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Whatever you do DO NOT text her or call her. It's over man. Just move on. I'm sure she found someone else, and you should too. I know it's tough, we all know it's tough but we've been there.

And something else, everything in life that is tough whether it be getting over a past relationship, the passing of friends and family, losing a job, failing a class in school etc.. It's tough because it affects your ego. You just have to roll with the punches and continue in life.

These moments also help you reflect on your life as a person and give you the opportunity to learn and grasp new things about yourself and the outside world.

Examples..
Failed past relationship - You can learn what you want, and learn that this particular woman did not provide what you want. You can learn to be less needy, and pick yourself up and better your life.

The passing of friends and family - You know that life is short and existence is a very precious invaluable concept. You have to take life by the horns and live to the fullest.

Losing a job - You did not work hard and/or efficiently enough. Perhaps this job was not your true calling. Now you have the opportunity to seek out better opportunities.. You now know what it takes to prevent getting fired or laid off.

Failing a class in school - You failed because you did not apply yourself hard enough. Talk to your professor more if you're having a particular weakness in any of the covered material. Study more and party less. Set sub-deadlines to get a huge project done before the complete deadline to avoid the stress of cramming.

See what I mean?

If you call this girl on Christmas, you are demonstrating to not only us, but yourself that you did not learn anything from the relationship you had with her. She was not the one for you (no matter how much you may think) specifically because she is not around for you anymore. You can't take this to heart or let it insult you. You were not meeting her needs, and she was not meeting yours. No relationship can work in this case. You just have to move on and find a relationship that does meet your needs.

With that being said, good luck my man. You'll be over this soon enough. You just have roll with the punches and learn from the past.. Because those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat their mistakes.
 

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I almost don't believe the OP isn't a troll. It should be so obvious what the answer is to anyone who reads anything on this website.

Stop prolonging the suffering, dude
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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The only hope is that she contacts you on Christmas. Otherwise she is not worth thinking about.

Having Oneitis is like blowing a trumpet in an echoing cave. Eventually you run out of breath and the cave runs out of echo.
 

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This sounds too rediculous to not be fake. Probably making fun of recent posts like this.
 
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I'm going to therapy over this breakup. First session tomorrow. I have some other issues that need to be dealt with. Namely coming from a family with mental health issues. I also need to deal with stress, jealousy, quick temper, minor sex addiction, etc. Being single during the Xmas season with a dysfunctional family doesn't really help.
 

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why you trolling my friend??
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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