Some chick I've been talking to recently told me I had a "weakness of character." She wouldn't explain what the hell she meant and I don't see what I did to deserve this comment. But what does a "weakness of character" actually mean? What was she trying to imply?
"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.
Weakness of Character
- Thread starter Ian19
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"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.
In hindsight, yeah, I should have said something like that, but I didn't understand what she was implying. She didn't say it in like areally mean way or anything, but I just couldn't figure out why she was saying that. I knew that term meant something negative but I couldn't figure it out.
For me to say "you have a weakness of character" out of the blue, is the same as saying "theres gold in them there hills". It begs the obvious question "...where?".
What were you talking about at the time? Did you express an opinion about something that she didnt agree with? Again, "shut you're beak woman!"
What were you talking about at the time? Did you express an opinion about something that she didnt agree with? Again, "shut you're beak woman!"
We were talking about school and finsihing up and all, and I talked about how I had gone by to talk to some of my teachers about my grades. She said something about me having "weakness of character" and that people like teachers and I guess others in power like that would not respect me for this. She's someone I'm hoping to date (or was) so now I'm not sure after that comment.
I think you're right about the "shut your beak" response though.
I think you're right about the "shut your beak" response though.
"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.
Never underestimate the power of "shut your beak". It is funny, insulting, disarming and totally unexpected.
Im not sure she understands the term "weakness of character" either, by what you are saying here. Talking to your teachers about your grades is quite a normal thing to do.
Ironicaly, her using this phrase to put you down in some way, for doing something completley normal, shows "weakness of character".
Go figure
Im not sure she understands the term "weakness of character" either, by what you are saying here. Talking to your teachers about your grades is quite a normal thing to do.
Ironicaly, her using this phrase to put you down in some way, for doing something completley normal, shows "weakness of character".
Go figure
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Don Juan
You are weak if you do not stand up to your values, if you tolerate someone abusing you, if you do not have perseverance to endure under difficult circumstances, if you cannot face up to adversity, if you are not honest, if you do not have self control, ...
By going to your teachers to obtain some answers regarding your grading, you are on the contrary demonstrating that you are strong, that you will stand up to your rights, that you demand answers to unfair grading. It keeps the teachers on their toes and they will know that you have zero tolerance for unfair grading.
Continue to demonstrate your strenght of character young man.
By going to your teachers to obtain some answers regarding your grading, you are on the contrary demonstrating that you are strong, that you will stand up to your rights, that you demand answers to unfair grading. It keeps the teachers on their toes and they will know that you have zero tolerance for unfair grading.
Continue to demonstrate your strenght of character young man.