"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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What to be aware of an open marriage with kid?

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Hey guys.

I am on an open marriage now, where the wife (I know she has way more options) was cheated on by myself and then she cheated.

I would like to bring women home, but she does not want that, but i will and have to.

I will not bang her anymore, since she is an extremely aggressive liar and does not tell me anything.

How can I organize the marriage, so my 8 old son does not get affected by that??

Since I can't control anything here, the money she already took from me, and I can't divorce, I don't know what to do at all.

She already cheated, after me telling her to do so. Now she wants to close again, since I do not trust her anymore, I cannot be able to close.

Should I just move ahead in life, and it will slowly be taken care of by itself?

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the serious replies which are only good for my son.
 

"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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Eross

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You’ll have to make a choice for yourself and what makes the most sense for you regardless of what we think. Personally if a woman cheats on me I’m done.
 

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Hey guys.

I am on an open marriage now, where the wife (I know she has way more options) was cheated on by myself and then she cheated.

I would like to bring women home, but she does not want that, but i will and have to.

I will not bang her anymore, since she is an extremely aggressive liar and does not tell me anything.

How can I organize the marriage, so my 8 old son does not get affected by that??

Since I can't control anything here, the money she already took from me, and I can't divorce, I don't know what to do at all.

She already cheated, after me telling her to do so. Now she wants to close again, since I do not trust her anymore, I cannot be able to close.

Should I just move ahead in life, and it will slowly be taken care of by itself?

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the serious replies which are only good for my son.
Seek legal advice and file for divorce. There's nothing left here. Live close after the divorce and co-parent your child to the best of your ability. Get a vasectomy so you do not make mistakes like this again with the wrong person. Should you want another kid or kids later in life, freeze your sperm.
 

Manure Spherian

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I am on an open marriage now, where the wife (I know she has way more options) was cheated on by myself and then she cheated.
What drove you to cheat?
 

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Why can you not divorce?
 

"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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obelisk

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You can't craft this so your son doesn't get affected by this in your current format. Kids aren't stupid and see through the ruse. Bringing a woman home? Come on now. Be realistic. Do you really think that won't affect your son?

Two options:
1) divorce
2) therapy both individually and as a couple for both of you with some serious soul searching and deep work on your part to change, which will ultimately be beneficial

Staying in this kind of toxic family setup is bad for ALL involved.
 

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Well not that i would recommend it but there are couples who are swingers but have kids. It would be very hard to keep this type of secret from a kid as he gets older and starts to notice things
 

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Seek legal advice and file for divorce. There's nothing left here. Live close after the divorce and co-parent your child to the best of your ability.
I will not bang her anymore, since she is an extremely aggressive liar and does not tell me anything.
No point in staying in a marriage, even an open marriage, without sex with that person. File for divorce.
 

BackInTheGame78

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Hey guys.

I am on an open marriage now, where the wife (I know she has way more options) was cheated on by myself and then she cheated.

I would like to bring women home, but she does not want that, but i will and have to.

I will not bang her anymore, since she is an extremely aggressive liar and does not tell me anything.

How can I organize the marriage, so my 8 old son does not get affected by that??

Since I can't control anything here, the money she already took from me, and I can't divorce, I don't know what to do at all.

She already cheated, after me telling her to do so. Now she wants to close again, since I do not trust her anymore, I cannot be able to close.

Should I just move ahead in life, and it will slowly be taken care of by itself?

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the serious replies which are only good for my son.
You can't. Divorce her and stop this nonsense before you ruin your child's emotional health and well being over some pvssy.

Pathetic. Why have kids if you don't want to raise them properly?

Once you have kids you have to be willing to make sacrifices. This is one of those times. You seem to be too selfish to care about anyone but yourself.

This "relationship" is a disaster and your son knows it and has to deal with this every day. Kids aren't stupid. They know what's going on.
 

"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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The inventor of the polygraph was a swinger and also came up with the wonder woman character even did a movie about it
 
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