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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Unofficial relationship, girl flirted toooo much with a guy

logarithm

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Hey guys, haven't been here for a while...
A month ago picked up a girl. We are leaving the country within a month and will break up then for sure, but now we're still in some kind of relationship, even though unofficially (she sleeps regularly at my place, spend lots of time together, etc). We hang out with other people too, even though presumably don't make out with them. However, yesterday we attended a party, dances and stuff, both of us flirted, which is fine, but...
At the end she went to some guy (he's cool, amazing dancer, has good game too) to talk with him for a while and he started gaming her - hold her hand while talking, then showing some moves slowly (there wasn't music any more) and stuff like that. Since we aren't officially together, I didn't interrupt and went to chat with friends. However, it lasted for about 20min and finally went there to check the situation, kept cool, chatted for a while and said we should leave (the girl is a neighbour). She said just a minute, so they finished the 'lesson', but it took nearly 5. When we left, I told her that I as going to leave alone any moment now (which was true) and that this shouldn't happen again. She looked kinda embarrassed and apologised, noticed that I'm upset and behaved nice (she does in general). However, obviously she was interested in the guy.
Now I'm not sure whether to break up and get a new girl (I have options), suggest her to be in an open relationship or leave the yesterday's accident for good.


Tonight there will be another party and all of us will be there, so if you have any suggestions, will be glad to see them. Haven't been in this situation before.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

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.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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marmel75

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She's not your girlfriend, she is leaving, why do you care?
 

logarithm

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I don't like long relationships in general, few weeks/months and then break up because of some good reason (like leaving town) and still keeping the vibe and only nice memories works best for me. The girl is supposed to be my girl actually, even though not all of our friends know about it. If she was just some sex/make out buddy, wouldn't care at all obviously, would date other girls too.
 

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Regardless of how casual or unofficial the relationship is, I think if she and you are at the same venue, it's grossly disrespectful to blatantly and openly act like she did.
If it happens again at the next party, just grab another girl and give your chick a taste of her own medicine.
 

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Greasy Pig said:
Regardless of how casual or unofficial the relationship is, I think if she and you are at the same venue, it's grossly disrespectful to blatantly and openly act like she did.
If it happens again at the next party, just grab another girl and give your chick a taste of her own medicine.
This. And you guys arent really anything so why do you care? As marmel said.
 

"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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