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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.

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When a girl says she think an "acquaintance is hot"

CyrusTheGreat

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When a girl you're dating says that she thinks a mutual acquaintance (eg goes to the same college as you two) is hot, what does it mean?

1) Doesn't mean anything.
2) It's a shyt test.
3) It's a sign of low IL.
4) Something else (please elaborate).

I'm keen to know you opinion in different scenarios. For example 2 weeks into dating, 2 months into dating, and more.
 

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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.

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You didn’t mention if she was heterosexual and if the acquaintance was male or female.

“It is impossible to reason with insufficient data.”
Indeed, I should have included these. Everyone in the equation is heterosecsual, and the acquaintance is male. Also, let's say she has said it in an excited tone and more than once.
 

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Did she mention it to you one on one or did you overhear her talking to someone?
 

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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.

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Well it’s a **** test. I’ve been a weightlifter forever now so I carry a lot of lean mass - I’d probably say “dude needs to work on his lats (or whatever)” or “friends don’t let friends skip leg day”.

When you have a good physique this is always a way to cut on other guys even ones with decent physiques. “I should write a split for him, he looks like a fire hydrant.”

Or just say nothing at all. She’s shyte testing you.
 

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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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Well it’s a **** test. I’ve been a weightlifter forever now so I carry a lot of lean mass - I’d probably say “dude needs to work on his lats (or whatever)” or “friends don’t let friends skip leg day”.

When you have a good physique this is always a way to cut on other guys even ones with decent physiques. “I should write a split for him, he looks like a fire hydrant.”

Or just say nothing at all. She’s shyte testing you.
I'm leaning more towards a shyt test as well, but one that is disrespectful, shows low IL, and puts the longevity of the relationship at risk.
 

"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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It's a mixture of 1, 2 and 3 perhaps . It means as much as you give it importance.

-how long yall dating now?
-I see the word college. That means she is on the younger side? How old is she?
- I also wonder how and why she brings this up. You both are Netflix and chilling and than boom, "Jimmy is kinda hot ", out of nowhere?
- I also wonder if she just knows him or does she actually is in contact with him?
-Basically I wonder: do YOU feel like you should be worried?

It is what it is though. You'd be naive to believe she'll stay with you for ever ever. She might be wandering around and maybe you gave off so much friendly vibes by now she (unconsciously) puts you in some sort of friendzone / "more like a brother" position where she feels comfortable enough to tell you something like this. it's on you to (subtly and unconsciously if needed) regain or improve frame and show her you are her best option for now..if the damage isn't already done.

Generally I would say dont worry, but it does seems kinda disrespectful. There are plenty of hot people ,no need to mention that and fck with your head. Still I would take a even DEEPER look and analyze how you behave around her and how she reacts to you.

You gotta be honest and look back how it all went down; how you met her, who initiated the relationship, her past . Only then you will be able to come up with a sincere answer to your question.

I'll end with a (in)famous Chris Rock qoute;
You were NEVER her first choice
 

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Well it’s a **** test. I’ve been a weightlifter forever now so I carry a lot of lean mass - I’d probably say “dude needs to work on his lats (or whatever)” or “friends don’t let friends skip leg day”.

When you have a good physique this is always a way to cut on other guys even ones with decent physiques. “I should write a split for him, he looks like a fire hydrant.”

Or just say nothing at all. She’s shyte testing you.
Always good to be ARAP( as ripped as possible). Also good to simply downgrade your adversary (" who him, I thought you had a better taste ").

But you know women. They agree with a bunch of them together who's hot and then start fantasizing about those men. Difficult to stop influences from her female friends.

If he's not responsible for her bringing this up then I also agree with your last sentence . Maybe even tell her to shut the F up or counter by telling her Stephanie is also hot?
 

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Truth is if you’re top 5% fitness (think Michealangelos David, not spandex road bike noodle boy) you can play something like this off 99% of the time. It’s the same as the boyfriend destroyer lines of yore.

Always good to be ARAP( as ripped as possible). Also good to simply downgrade your adversary (" who him, I thought you had a better taste ").

But you know women. They agree with a bunch of them together who's hot and then start fantasizing about those men. Difficult to stop influences from her female friends.

If he's not responsible for her bringing this up then I also agree with your last sentence . Maybe even tell her to shut the F up or counter by telling her Stephanie is also hot?
 

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@Pierce.Manhammer @Gamisch
Very insightful responses.

- Dating a month
- She is 23
- I initiated, she did the pursuing
- We are both in contact with him infrequently IRL. But I know she isn't talking to him on phone or text. But saw her once checking his socials. My gut doesn't feel like anything is gonna happen here. But I'm curious about the future in general.

I am not really seeing the guy as a threat. I am more trying o evaluate the girl and the relationship here. So my goal asking this question isn't about disqualifying the competition or raising her IL. Basically I wanna know what Anti Dump's Machine would do here!?
 

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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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