"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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what the **** am i going to respond to this:

cobra commander

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in her drunken stupor of text messaging

"Hdy cn u maybe try n6u to make it awkward wen we se eachzther? Thnxks."


i was thinking about saying something like "if we're gonna be just friends i'm gonna treat you like one"

because thats basically what she wants now even though I know she wants it super bad.. its that she's talking with some little douchebag when we used to....

help on responses *****es. come up with something clever.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Love to.

Can you translate? I can only speek drunken stupor when I in one myself.
 

cobra commander

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Haha

"hey can you maybe try not to make it awkward when we see each other? Thanks."

as if i'm just gonna act like everything is back to normal.. ****in biotch
 

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I'm not aware of your situation, even in the slightest, but "Ok, baby, I'll try and help you look sober. Can't have you embarrasing me in front of the whole cafeteria! :)" is a universally good answer.
 

"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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How does n6u become not???

Can you fill me in little on the background?
 

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Originally posted by Kaptain
How does n6u become not???

Can you fill me in little on the background?
6 is for mno
u is in the tuv
so she pressed the buttons a few times too many (remember she's typing on a cellphone)

Anyways, she wants you to be cool with her. Don't think about it, don't look for snazzy comments, don't keep thinking about it. Just NEXT!
 

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Man.. she's drunk. Most women don't usually "remember" things when they're drunk, or claim that it was the alcohol that caused their actions... just ignore it. If you try to ask her what she meant, she'll probably just say she was really drunk and doesn't remember.
 

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well...

i'd say your response to that txt message directly relates to your entire situation.. you gotta let us kno what happened to that relationship...

i wouldn't respond at all.

unless you have something to say.
 

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backstory: talking to a girl.. goes on a date with another guy while we were dating... she blew me off.. she keeps poppin into my life.. she wants it bad... im not gonna give it to her... she is suddenly starting to realize it.
 

"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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Tell her if she wants to talk , she has to be sober. Otherwise you're just gonna ignore her.
 

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You could stop overthinking things and maybe just not be awkward around her? Casual is one of my favorite words. :cool:
 

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this is a test
i repeat this is a test
by your local broadcasting attention ho
if this were a real emergency
there would be a list of instructions for you to follow
however
this is a test
i repeat this is a test
i now return you to your normal broadcasting station...

*flips on cspan
 

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Originally posted by cobra commander
backstory: talking to a girl.. goes on a date with another guy while we were dating... she blew me off.. she keeps poppin into my life.. she wants it bad... im not gonna give it to her... she is suddenly starting to realize it.
dude she wants the attention.
 

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irrelevant, but question out of curiosity.

penkitten, how would that be a test? :)
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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