Tuttleycool
Don Juan
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Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
When did you reach your threshold and cut that person out of your life?
- Thread starter Tuttleycool
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"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.
Steady Eddie
Don Juan
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At 30 I dropped everyone I knew. We had long past the point where either had a use for the other(s).
It was a good move and I wish I had done it sooner.
It was a good move and I wish I had done it sooner.
mrgoodstuff
Master Don Juan
Sometimes you have to... And it's not always hard feelings. Some old friends you can see like going to church like a "CME" Christian... Christmas, Mothersday and Easter. That's the way it is for very many.
Desdinova
Master Don Juan
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Finding this place caused me to lower my threshold for bull5hit. I cut one long-time friend out of my life after they pulled a really stupid stunt on me. Before I'd just stay angry for a bit and then apply "forgive and forget". I no longer forgive and forget unless they actually admit that they fvcked up and how they fvcked up. Most people will not admit to it, but a few will. Those are the people I will keep in my life because they're willing to actually make things better instead of covering up their mistakes.
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Malcontent
Senior Don Juan
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- Mar 15, 2014
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I give everybody 2 chances. I realized that if someone betrays me twice, it's probably a pattern. I also realize that I have to be efficient with my time and taking the time to put up with games/BS is a waste of my life. Toxic/flakey/unreliable/untrustworthy people must be discarded promptly.
This right here! Solid advice!!
No games, no bullchit... fool me once then shame on you.. fool me twice and I will bury you!
a mistake is one thing, mistakes everyone does, but flat out betrayal? there is no excuse for such thing, when someone knows what he will or did will make you feel bad/annoyed that means you are not important to that person, so you drop that person, there is no point to it
you normally lose friends along the life for change on things you do and belive and that is normal, but keep around people with bad character or will do things who will annoy you, you better start to make yourself busy with better things
PantyWhisperer
Master Don Juan
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I'm nexting people in general a lot better than I did when I was younger. Male, female - doesn't matter. Life is short and I hate wasting time with people who only take and add no value back to my life. It's adios for me these days, whereas when I was younger I would tolerate such parasites for long periods of time. I'd rather be alone than have people mooch off me in some way.
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
mrgoodstuff
Master Don Juan
They can't even admit it, make up for the damages caused.
sharkbeat
Master Don Juan
There's also the envious kind. I can usually sense envy coming from anyone even family members. The kind of people who immediately change topics to themselves whenever someone else had a good news to share.
Someone or You: "Yay! I just got a job at XYZ company"
Normal people: "Grats!"
Envious people: "When I got accepted at ABC..."
Someone or You: "Yay! I just got a job at XYZ company"
Normal people: "Grats!"
Envious people: "When I got accepted at ABC..."