"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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Why cant I forget about this woman?

leeman67

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There is this woman that I have been attracted to since day one at my job. Started out periodically with eye contact. Either she would stare, look away real quick or wink at me. I always felt what seemed to be a mutual connection about her . but I could never really get a chance to approach her during the work day.

I started asking questions to other guys and finally found out she was married. So to say the least, I was devistated . I decided to join a gym and focus my energy into getting back in shape and forget about her(I had to). Which I did(or thought I did).

Then about 6 months ago we were assigned together on a project. Thats when the Shhhhh really hit the fan. Once we started working side by side. I had no doubts what so ever of a connection between us.

All the indications were there.. Something always about the way she looked at me when we spoke to one another. She would invite me to go out to breakfast and lunch with her. Even wanted to know some work related classes I had signed up for, so she could sign up an go with me . All this time, I thinking in the back of my mind. "What am I doing here? This woman is married. Im setting myself up to get hurt big time here. Yet I found such a strong chemistry between us, I couldnt avoid her. Even when I did, she would come looking for me.

Last month. Our project ended and she is now working on the other end of the building , so now I see very little of her during the days anymore. My thoughts were that was for the best and I should be glad that this happened before I did something I would regret for the rest of my life. But now , I am really having problems trying to get her off my mind. I have not been in but a few relationshps in my life, I know this site hates the word Soul Mate and that it doesnt exist. But there was something her that I had never felt before in my life. ( And great, it has to be a married woman). Am I being tested by god? I have been able to forget about other women before, but there is something about her that I cant shake. Would appreciate some input.
 

"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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Theres only one thing you will hear on here, and that is "see other chicks." They dont make an anti-oneitis pill yet. Whatever you do, dont call up your ex and get her pregnant!
 

Mind_Body_Soul

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Hey leeman,

Dude, I've got some bad news. The relationship that you've already built in your head between you two exists ONLY in your head. Most likely, she did not feel the same way. You've created a little world for the two of you but only you are living there.

The reason you want her so badly is because she is taken. We all want what we can't have. You know what the advice for a situation like this is - GOFTOW (go fvck ten other women). Let me know if she truly is your soul mate after that.
 

Bible_Belt

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Even if she'd cheat with you, and even if you stole her away from her husband, she's eventually cheat on you. She's not being a very good wife to her husband now, and would thus not be good LTR material for you in the future. You're only seeing her good side and not getting the full picture.

And fwiw, the '10 other women' cure usually works long before you get to ten.
 

Vulpine

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lol@"setting myself up to get hurt"
lol@"tested by god"
lol@"I started asking questions to other guys and finally found out she was married. So to say the least, I was devistated ."

*hands leeman67 a tampon*

I don't even know where to start with the advice giving. Start reading. You're head is too far from being on straight to pick on any specific area to advise you in. Just start reading.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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insidious

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leeman67, there is a deceivingly simple step alcoholics must accomplish before they can go anywhere when it comes to recovery, and that is to stop drinking.

In your case, your bad case of one-holicism, your first step needs to be: stop thinking of her.

Whatever it takes for you, do it. Take up a new hobby, travel, meet new women, volunteer at the homeless mission, anything :nervous: Just get your mind off this woman who is your deadend and one way ticket to personal and emotional oblivion.

STOP THINKING ABOUT HER
 

squirrels

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Because you've started to identify yourself with the experience of being with her...so being without her causes you to suffer.
 

nonchalant

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Nothing is impossible! If it was meant to be, then tell her how you feel!@
 

leeman67

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Thanks for the advice Guys. I appreciate your input. I think I do need to knock of some "Hood Rats".. may clear my head...
 

penkitten

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because you dont want to.

if you really wanted to forget, you would.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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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drmeathead

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either ask her out or move on. dont beat yourself up over this daily. let me guess you have thought up a situation which you are secretly holding out for to a certain degree in which she comes to you and tells you she is leaving him for you because she secretly has been in love with you.
 

drmeathead

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either ask her out or move on. dont beat yourself up over this daily. let me guess you have thought up a situation which you are secretly holding out for to a certain degree in which she comes to you and tells you she is leaving him for you because she secretly has been in love with you.
 
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