"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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tried to play it cool and she called me out on it saying trying to make her jealous

big weezy

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they say if her interest starts to drop you need to pull back show disinterest yourself, this HB i was seeing called me out on it saying 'so you were trying to make me jealous?' i cant remember exactly how it went or how it came into the convo.. but it was said in person.

but my answer was 'why would i want to make you jealous? i just been busy'

in reality i was just much more distant in my responses with her, normally i'd reply within an hour or a few hours if it was the evening or straight away if she replied immediately.. it depended.. but when she started showing low IL i started to wait like a day and give very vague answers saying i was busy etc and ending the convo, short answers. normally i'd send long text replies saying witty stuff.

what would be the best response for when she said 'you were trying to make me jealous' ?
 
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I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

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hahaha thats hilarious.

If I were you I would call it quits because in one swift statement she took all the power from the relationship when she called you out. Nothing to do but applaud her for her social intelligence and bow out because she has you bested.

If you refuse to give her up then you have to stop with the games. Any more mind games you play she will identify (because she is looking for them now) and piss her off.
 

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Yeah, this is why I don't always like the "fake it till you make it" attitude.

You end up doing **** like this and going overboard. Normal, busy people still have time to get back to someone sooner than a day or two and they would certainly give more than vague answers to someone they are interested in.

I would just say stick to what you know, it's when people get "to AFC." or when they try to be "to DJ." that they fvck things up. It can go bad either way. The key is that magical balance.

If you know you are "doing everything right" and not being overly clingy etc. and you see her losing interest, her loss right? Follow the regular, invite for date, if declines see if she counter offers to gauge etc..
 

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Here is what you do. Ignore her text all together. This will totally mess with her mind. She will confront you in person and that's when you need your DJ balls and assert what you want in this relationship.
 

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ahahah this girl is either not stupid or knows a little bit about the game,(she heard it, watched it or read it) your situation can get harder or easier, it actually depends on how you will act afterward. Example she can be like "ohh he is playing the distant guy in order to win me, that means he really like me and will not give up on me.... i have him in the palm of my hand.

As long as you dont go AFC on her i believe everything will be cool, if she has high IL she'll forget about all the crap her girls told her and fall in your trap again and again, women dont think rationally
 

"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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i think she knows a bit about game.. she did mention to me her ex-bf had 'the game' book and she read some of it and thought it was stupid.. for all i know she's read the whole thing.

either way it shows my behavior wasnt congruent with who i am.. when things were going good i would send long witty messages, then when i was tryna play it cool it'd send short 1 sentence messages. she saw through it.
 

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joverby said:
Yeah, this is why I don't always like the "fake it till you make it" attitude.

You end up doing **** like this and going overboard. Normal, busy people still have time to get back to someone sooner than a day or two and they would certainly give more than vague answers to someone they are interested in.

I would just say stick to what you know, it's when people get "to AFC." or when they try to be "to DJ." that they fvck things up. It can go bad either way. The key is that magical balance.

If you know you are "doing everything right" and not being overly clingy etc. and you see her losing interest, her loss right? Follow the regular, invite for date, if declines see if she counter offers to gauge etc..
I have to agree with this!

I too have messed up by going overboard with the pull back. Pulling back is used when you are being to AFC. It gives you a opportunity to correct those behaviors and hopefully allow you to reframe. Disappearing and being too vague is AFC IMO, unless you are trying to move on.
 

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Thing is, even if she suspects that you're trying to make her jealous, it will STILL have the effect of raising her IL. Game is funny that way.

Don't admit to it, though.
 

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Just don't take it seriously.

"Awww... you thought I was trying to make you jealous? How cute" (said with mild amusement and eyebrowsed raised, as if you really are surprosed but it's ultimately no big deal to you). Throw in little pat on the head, too.

He said she said this in-person, btw, guys.
 

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big weezy said:
they say if her interest starts to drop you need to pull back show disinterest yourself, this HB i was seeing called me out on it saying 'so you were trying to make me jealous?' i cant remember exactly how it went or how it came into the convo.. but it was said in person.

but my answer was 'why would i want to make you jealous? i just been busy'

what would be the best response for when she said 'you were trying to make me jealous' ?
You reacted to what she said. Don't react to what a girl says unless she disrespects you or seriously needs help. When you react, you show you are concerned about what she thinks about you and are unfocused.

It's good she thinks you were trying to make her jealous, but saying it won't help if she doesn't change. Rather she not say anything and start acting appropriately.
 

"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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