"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 hell is wrong with me?

dil

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It seems like every time I have sex, especially someone new, I get paranoid for the next few days because of fear that I may have got them pregnant. The deal is though, I've always used a condom, and have never had unprotected in my life. Condom has also never busted, it did slide off once, but it wasn't far and she was on top so its pretty much impossible. But still in the back of my mind I can't help but think that theres always a possibility. I guess my main thing is that I know i would definitly not be ready for a kid at this age and because I go to school and that would totally dik me over. Anyone else ever get like this.
 

"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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mrmoe

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Hm, I've always felt safe with one. If you put one on correctly, you don't have a whole lot to worry about. You can always double-bag it next time!
 

thefonz

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wear smaller condoms....
 

dil

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ha, they are the normal size condoms, i guess she was just riding it too hard, and because we kept goin for a little bit after i busted. Not a good idea. Not to mention she said afterward that she is on birth control. I just always think of the one in a million chance happenign to me. Oh well i'll be fine.
 

"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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Derek Flint

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Originally posted by mrmoe
Hm, I've always felt safe with one. If you put one on correctly, you don't have a whole lot to worry about. You can always double-bag it next time!
No, no, no - do not double bag it!

Breakage is more likely when using two.
 

dil

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ya she is on birth control to regulate her period. I should have nothing to worry about. I just think too much.
 

Stud

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this frequently happens to me as well. i always seem to be a bit nervous until she gets her period. And by nervous i mean punching her continuosly in the stomach. in all honesty, things are fine, condoms are 99.9% effective and the pill is 99.9% too, if you get her pregnant, play the lottery for me later.
 
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