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Most guys lose their women early on because they aren't consistent. If you allow a girl to flake on you but act okay with it now...in the future when she flakes on you and things are serious, you've all of a sudden become controlling (from most women's point of view) and you've changed.
Nah. Women don't even remember that shit early on. They are very much masters of the moment...which is why guys who get hung up on small details get labeled as neurotic and dumped.
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If she's not adapting before she's only attracted to the physical at most.
How is this a problem?
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If you're likable she's going to adapt to you before that.
I think that takes a little time.
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If a girl flakes on you and you don't reach out to her afterwards, she's going to know why.
This is true. But in this particular case, I know the type. And it can be fun. Her "I was in the shower" answer was absurd, lol.
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If she flakes and you do some petty shit, she's going to know why and it's more likely she's going to hold it against you in the future than it is for her to be attracted to you because you set a tone of "don't fuck around" by inviting her out and then flaking on her.
All depends on the girl. And a girl who says "sorry, I was in the shower" after blowing off a date is the type of girl this works on.
Is the OP better off just ignoring her and meeting other women? Probably. But he has nothing to lose at this point. Why not keep bouncing numbers?
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If it's fun to you, I suppose but you quoted Pilgrim's answer on why you do this and it doesn't match as fun but as to more proving a point to her. Now that you admit that the response is silly, you justify it by saying it's fun. It's a petty revenge tactic and you were advising the OP to just get back at her. Some guys like shit like that, but it's a waste of time.
It depends on the woman. It's not revenge, it's setting a new tone. I do not recommend it most of the time. But in this instance, I do.
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I have women that try immature games with me all of the time. I don't give them the time of day once it becomes apparent. I even tell them that I don't play games afterwards
That's awkward.
When a woman tells me that, I run away. It's usually because she wants to get married right away, and has been recently dumped or blown off.
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and experience has taught me that they conform. You should know this better than anyone, Arch, since you're older. A woman will try to live up to you when she respects you as a man.
that's true.
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If you are playing games that women play she will respect you less as a man. It's a simple masculine/feminine roles.
I disagree. Most women I've been with have looked at the early courtship maneuvers as me simply having higher standards than the men they usually date. And eventually, they admire it.