"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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Would you be ok if your gf was friends with her ex-bf?

zekko

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Uberguy said:
But we still have mutual interests and mutual friends, so why on Earth are we supposed to be bitter enemies?
You don't have to be bitter enemies. But you don't have to be hanging out with them one on one either. That can be disrespectful to your partner, if you have one.

Uberguy said:
If any of my exes-turned-friends had a guy tell them to stop talking to me, they'd dump his ass
That just proves that you are a higher priority to her than her so called new boyfriend. Sounds like low interest to me.
If she dumps him, she's doing him a favor.

Uberguy said:
If you're Alpha, you know it, and you're not intimidated by other guys.
That's just exactly the attitude women want you to have. That way they can do whatever they want, with whatever guy they want, as long as they label him "friend". And if they happen to "accidentally" have sex together some time, it's okay, it was just a slip, because they're just "friends".
This attitude also allows women to accept any sort of date proposal from any new intriguing guy who may be hitting on her, as long as she labels it "going out as friends".

I'm not saying there could never be an innocent case of a male and female being "just friends" (although usually at least one of them wants something more). But accepting this kind of arrangement just sets you up for trouble down the road.
 

"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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And what if an ex-bf calls her once in a while (say 6 weeks) and they do not meet?
 

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One should listen to his own feelings. Do you feel comfortable with the situation? (whether she meets the dude twice everyday or has a phone convo with him once a year). You are the only one who decides what's acceptable to you.

If it's not acceptable to you, you tell her! In case she won't budge on the matter, I advice you to kick her to the curb. It's either that or let her walk over you...

Be willing to walk away.
 
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