"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Who initiates divorce?

joekerr31

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i would be very interested to see stats on initiated divorces based on age demographics.

i bet it would be something like the following...

18-25 - 50% women initiate (why leave when the guy doesn't have much to
take yet!)

25-40 - 90% women initiate (they have the kids. now get support. can still lure
in another guy. optimal time to bolt)

40-60 - 50% women initiate (lower market value. kids are in university so no
child support. married 20 years and don't really know how to live alone.
etc.)

over 60 - 90% of men initiating the divorce (while divorce after 60 is very
rare, when it happens its usually some husband moving on for a
younger woman to live out his last years with)


just my guess.
 

"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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Obsidian

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your analysis is insightful, but your proposed statistic about old men divorcing their wives is largely in error
 
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