You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
If they have serious repurcussions they can change. IE: going to jail, all friends turn on them, etc. Otherwise they get worse.I had recently dated a girl who has cheated several times. I know this because it was with me.
In your opinion, do you guys think cheaters ever reform or is it a character flaw? What about women who are on mood stabilizers?
Two of my non-negotiable immediate disqualifications`from emotional investment--ever. Seriously dude, you know better or else you wouldn't be asking.I had recently dated a girl who has cheated several times. I know this because it was with me.
In your opinion, do you guys think cheaters ever reform or is it a character flaw? What about women who are on mood stabilizers?
Yep 100%. Problem is there are so many beta cucks out there that more than often these women face almost no consequence to their actions and so it subconciously reinforces the notion that it's ok. This is why they get worse.If they have serious repurcussions they can change. IE: going to jail, all friends turn on them, etc. Otherwise they get worse.
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.
It's a person I've known for a long time whom I've had several flings with. First one was about six years ago on her first husband. Most recently was the past few months on her current bf. About six times. And that's just with me. I'm not sure what else she has done in the past.Two of my non-negotiable immediate disqualifications`from emotional investment--ever. Seriously dude, you know better or else you wouldn't be asking.
Look, I get it. Been in almost the exact situation. You think she only cheated with you because you're so awesome--and you're feeling like the alpha of alphas and your ego doesn't want to deal with the fact that you're probably dealing with someone who isn't emotionally/mentally stable (thus invalidating the validation that feels so damned good right now--to the extent that you're trying to rationalize the prospect of keeping her around). That's real talk--do what you're gonna do but promise to update this thread so that others can learn
On another note (in a more general sense), every girl will cheat in the right circumstance--but the specificity of those circumstances will vary widely from girl to girl (and a considerable percentage of girls won't ever have all those factors align and actually go through with it). Lots of girls. I'd find one who has no history of cheating.
She can be "broken" out of her childish cheating habit but there must be repurcussions. Remove your leg of the table, any of your support and communication. That would be a repercussion. Also revealing her to others she is cheating on or stealing from. Will be other repurcussions. Cheaters can change but they have to pay for their actions.Its quite obvious that this girl is severely damaged goods on meds. I assume that the OP is a normal healthy human being. Outside of her being a random unattached booty call, why deal with her nonsense? Have more options....
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.
Mood stabilizers and cheating kind of go hand and hand don't they. It is an easy excuse for a girl who wants to blame her bad behaviour on anything except herselfI had recently dated a girl who has cheated several times. I know this because it was with me.
In your opinion, do you guys think cheaters ever reform or is it a character flaw? What about women who are on mood stabilizers?
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.