"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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Well, ****.

rhythmic

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24 years old. 10 years since I lost my V plates. Still getting my ass handed to me by women! Unacceptable.

What I've learned in the last year:

1. You can totally meet quality women on OKC. Met one, probably a 7, but boosted to an 8 because of awesome chemistry. First date kiss, second fvck, third fvck more... Repeat. We got exclusive, and things were OK for a while, until...

2. DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF YOURSELF. I have this fvcking awful habit of getting complacent in relationships, and it's what loses me the game. I soften up, let my guard down, get all comfy and too open and honest, and it's like I'm 14 again - left feeling unsure of who I am when it inevitably goes pear.

3. There IS someone better out there. This girl I met online... That was pretty much a month after I got broken up with by another lady. I was convinced that I was never going to have it that good again. I played the numbers game, threw myself ass-backwards into every social situation, hit POF and OKC... And ended up good.

Think it's time to heal and enjoy being single for a while.

TL;DR, hey again sosuave.
 

"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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pdx1138

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ha ha, been there too bro.

I think we get better at it each time though.

There are lots of dingbats on pof and okc but a few gems too.

I've been single a few months, have a few prospects now, might be jumping into the fire again soon.
 

rhythmic

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pdx1138 said:
might be jumping into the fire again soon.
Best of luck with that.

UPDATE: Went NC, turned up to move my stuff out, hadn't gotten ten minutes away before my phone's going... Had five texts by the time I'd gotten to my new place, all to the effect "I miss you... shall I come visit you... it's snowing here now it'd be awesome if you were here to warm me up..." Why do women do these things to themselves :crazy:

This is going to be fun.
 

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I swear to god they're all bat sh!t crazy. I'm convinced of it. They claim they want this and that in a guy, and when they get a guy like that they throw him to the curb for some new d!ck. Then they have the audacity to wonder why we are so confused or why we get so hurt. We may be physically stronger, but when it comes to having power in this day and age women are superior. We are all slaves to the vagina. I'm not saying I'm happy about this, but it's the fact of the matter lol.
 

pdx1138

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TheWolfMan said:
but when it comes to having power in this day and age women are superior. We are all slaves to the vagina. I'm not saying I'm happy about this, but it's the fact of the matter lol.

SSHHHH! :D
 

"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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