ThunderMaverick
Master Don Juan
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I agree with all of you.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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.
I kind of like this statement. It implies that I am the leader of the more intelligent posters.ketostix said:I wondered how long it would take iqqi&Co. ...
All I'm saying is she overreacted, and her actions were indefensible, and I suspect she has eyes for other men. He could do everything "right" and she could still do whatever she decides to do that he doesn't want.Cesare Cardinali said:It's a balancing act man. I think people who say the original poster is not guilty for creating this mess are coming from the mindset that women are out to sucker us, and from that frame, you'll always be in situations where you're getting suckered. I think that if you actually love women and treat them in a seductive and romantic fashion, while still being alpha enough to take care of your sh*t and be in charge (show her your pimp hand), then you won't have to worry about getting suckered because the women will be swooning.
As for this case, even if his wife is lazy and even if she should make her own coffee, she's his wife, he must have loved her, must have wanted to be with her, and therefore, shoudn't create the conditions for her to resent him and want to screw around. No woman cheats simply because she wants to sucker him. They cheat because they are wired to look out for the most alpha guy who can most adequately provide for her and her offspring. This is not just DeAngelo theory, but scientific evolutionary theory that has been tested and documented in all animal species. And so if he's displaying all this beta stuff and calling her lazy for not working, no wonder she loses attraction. He should be able to handle all this stuff (or appear to handle) and also be able to smoothly handle her moods and chick drama.
Cesare Cardinali
I respect where your coming from. I agree with much of what you are saying there. I will add my own opinion to that and say that Quality women deserve that treatment and good ones are hard to find. The guy was hurtful to her no question about it.Cesare Cardinali said:I think that if you actually love women and treat them in a seductive and romantic fashion, while still being alpha enough to take care of your sh*t and be in charge (show her your pimp hand), then you won't have to worry about getting suckered because the women will be swooning.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
THis is just another way of a woman (you) saying , " HE made her do it ".iqqi said:Lol, yeah, this is exactly how human beings react when they are emotional, and have just been criticized by the person they love.
That is probably why the OP so calmly and maturely called her lazy to begin with!
This is kind of the way that I see it. I’m not going to say that a woman has never done me wrong but it has been rare enough that I don’t think about it. Yet reading some on-line forums one gets the idea that all women are out to sucker every man. I just don’t get it.Cesare Cardinali said:It's a balancing act man. I think people who say the original poster is not guilty for creating this mess are coming from the mindset that women are out to sucker us, and from that frame, you'll always be in situations where you're getting suckered. I think that if you actually love women and treat them in a seductive and romantic fashion, while still being alpha enough to take care of your sh*t and be in charge (show her your pimp hand), then you won't have to worry about getting suckered because the women will be swooning.
KarmaSutra said:Cesare, I think you have this delusion that what women act upon has little to do to reflect thier own justifications for said motives.
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I don't get what you mean...
KarmaSutra said:Cesare, I think you have this delusion that what women act upon has little to do to reflect thier own justifications for said motives.
No, I believe you do. But I'll expound on it for you a bit.I don't get what you mean...
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.
KarmaSutra said:If she weren't up to no good than why not go to a library or to a church and get some reflection? I think cell phones work there too. Instead she went out with the INTENTION of getting buzzed so she could relax her inhibitions and keep the: "I was too drunk to drive so blah, blah let me sleep it off at his house." bullsh!t excuse in her purse to pull out when she needs it.
She wanted attention from men. Specifically a fellow in her class named Josh. And she had ulterior motives and used his not making her coffee justification for doing someone she wasn't supposed to.
Cesare, I think you have this delusion that what women act upon has little to do to reflect thier own justifications for said motives.
iq, you're simply pushing buttons again.
Hmmm. That would imply that I am mindlessly typing meaningless words I assume in order to perhaps irate cetain posters. Instead of voicing my opinion, which agrees with almost everyone that the chick in question has over stepped a fine line, while also agreeing with the others that OP is partially at fault here, and that maybe he should figure out what is going on with his marriage (not his LTR or his plate... his marriage). What, I can't have an opinion?KarmaSutra said:iq, you're simply pushing buttons again.
So it's more of a benefit for him to think they were writing poetry about her marriage? Come on, to delude himself into thinking she was being a good girl is naive.Cesare Cardinali said:Sorry man, but I don't agree with you. Nor do i think it's helpful to the original poster for us to say "she f*cked around" based on the tiny slice of info we have.
Her actions speak more than any amount of leftover nutbutter dribbling from her lips. She willingly went over and hung out with another man while her husband was home playing Pop.Why didn't she go to a family member? I don't know what her values are or what her maturity level is. Maybe you would have gone to a family member, someone else would have gone to a bar. I still don't think we can judge her so harshly based on the info we have.
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.
No, I think he should be realistic. You're taking it from one extreme (she's a total slut) to she's writing poetry about how great the marriage is. Both are not accurate.KarmaSutra said:So it's more of a benefit for him to think they were writing poetry about her marriage? Come on, to delude himself into thinking she was being a good girl is naive.
I don't know if she was doing reverse cowgirl in the butt with this idiot or not but the fact, the REALISTIC fact, is that she was out with a guy whom she had not been out prior to this incident.Cesare Cardinali said:No, I think he should be realistic. You're taking it from one extreme (she's a total slut) to she's writing poetry about how great the marriage is. Both are not accurate.
Anways man, lets agree to disagree on this one.
Which, by Traveler's account, had never, ever happened before. Nor had she made mention of these so-called "friends" up until she has her fvcking hissy fit.Cesare Cardinali said:actually she was out with a group of people including the guy and they all crashed out at his place.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.