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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Sick for two months, but im not sick...

KillingTime

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Ive been sick for 2 months, having all kinds of intestinal symptoms.
No pain just a constant feeling of fullness, bloating, and nausea/upset stomach.
I'm a bodybuilder so i was used to eating 6 meals a day but that has been drastically reduced and ive lost 20 lbs. Some days I can force down almost 5 meals, although small ones, other days like today ive barely eaten anything.

The bad news is ive had a blood test, an abdominal ultrasound and now even an endoscopy test and they can't find anything wrong.
Gallstones, appendicitis, liver damage, ulcers, H. Pylori, cancer.... nothing.
I did have some very mild irritation in my stomach and esophagus but it shouldn't be causing such extreme symptoms, if anything it could be a symptom in and of itself of whatever else may be wrong.

Where do I go from here? They tell me, well you're ok nothing is wrong.... yea great, too bad I feel sick 24/7 and my clothes are all falling off b/c I can't maintain any weight..
The only thing I can think of is that I might have some weird case of depression/anxiety that's giving me all these physical symptoms, that or my thyroid but Im really running out of options here.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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penkitten

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could it be severe acid reflux? my mom had that and her dr had to prescribe her some stuff that was stronger than over the counter stuff. it seems to have helped for about three years or so now.
 

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first of all, remember, your health is much more precious than your physique. I had to quit bodybuilding before because of health problems, and now, although I am still working out, i am much healthier thanks to changed diet, right food, etc.


endoscopy? ouch, i feel your pain.

honestly, since this is your health and your life, i suggest you try and eat very healthy if you are not doing that already. By that I mean lots of vegetables and fiber, less red mead, more fish and so on. When i had my problems, i started eating extra healthy, and i felt much better.

Bodybuilding is great, i still love it, but its not healthy the way some guys eat too much protein, ****ty carbs, too much canned or artificial crap and so on.

Also, have you started anything weird in the past couple of months? New protein stuff, milk, etc? Maybe its something thats causing it.
 

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could it be severe acid reflux? my mom had that and her dr had to prescribe her some stuff that was stronger than over the counter stuff. it seems to have helped for about three years or so now.

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How long have you been bodybuilding? If you don't take periodic 2-3 week breaks from lifting and bulk diets every 4 months or so, you can overstress your body. It sounds like your system is going on strike from being worked too hard :p
 

"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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