thedude4242
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earn respect, know what it is and simply dont tolerate or put up with bullsh!t. bullsh!t comes along dont bother with it anymore.
"She's Out of Your League"
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.
Why does it feel like I'm constantly being disrespected
- Thread starter ThunderMaverick
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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.
Cry For Love
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let iqqi tie you up and punish you. It is obvious.
Atom Smasher
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Normally you'd be correct, TIC, but it looks to me like the OP doesn't have any boundaries.TIC said:
OP, you're stuck in Beta-Land. You sound like you have nice-guy-ism oozing out of your pores. In your quest to be "fair" and open-minded, you're turning yourself into a doormat.
It's NOT ok for any girl of mine to see other men, period. I establish that early on and it's not up for negotiation. There's no such thing as an innocent male/female "friendship". Sexuality is always there.
ThunderMaverick
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It's been taken care of. Thanks for the input. Apparently this issue is one that requires the experience of people who aren't on this forum. I doubt anyone but Bible Belt would understand. lol
You want respect? Then don't be telling her how you feel like a helpless person on Oprah. You law down the law like a man and set some rules in the relationship. All that should have been done first day. I wouldn't allow my GF hang around with her ex's or let other guys touch her.ThunderMaverick said:
Like another poster said, if you want respect you have to earn it.
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
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.
Onlyliveonce
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