hmmm ok, I guess we need to make a distinction here between:
1) A guy that is always trying to put others down by "putting them in their place"
2) A guy that is always put in
his place.
3) A guy that is able to set his boundaries when necessary. He does this usually with clever wit (negs) or maybe sometimes with a more serious nature, depending on the situation ( NOT like a serial killer).
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I didn't do it. I let her walk all over me.
You were the 2nd guy on the phone yesterday I guess. Don't worry about it. It happens to all of us. It's part of the game. You can learn to become the 3rd guy.
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God, and I felt like shit after hanging up the phone with her.
Was she that bad? What was she saying to you that made you feel like shit? It sounds to me that she was psychologically abusing you. Or do just feel bad because you could have busted her balls a bit, play with her in a fun way etc but you didn't and actually
that is the reason that you feel bad about it?
In case of the verbal abuse: next time she calls (I hope that you are not interested in this girl, right?), make sure you mention at least 10 times that you'll go to the authorities to report her as an abusin' stalker
If it goes to court, I'll fly over to be your witness. but seriously: if a chick, or any person for that matter, is that fucked up, there is no point, I'd say, to be with them.
In the second case all you need to do is sharpen your teasing skills and not be afraid to stand up for yourself. Teasing skills can also be learned by reframing the situation. Meaning that you assume a place of higher value and therefore can bust on her how she is trying to pick you up, how she's being a psycho by saying this and thus implying that. Read some posts about it, but make sure
you practice this as often as you can. Also because actually it IS a lot of fun doing it. It for sure beats the hell out of those politically correct social what do you do, where you're from bullshit.
Standing up for yourself is easier than you think. You have to realize what you want. Remind yourself that you are the one with the value here and that it is important to you that you too enjoy your life.
Don't be afraid that people with give you shit just because you don't agree with their boring plans. In fact a lot of people can give you shit, because a lot of people are pretty unhappy out there. But are you going to eat it, or will you move on to that plate of caviar?
Don't feel like shit because some chick tries to make you feel bad. You should feel good about yourself: you realize that you are not fucked up like her. You realize that your attitude is different from hers. With the next chick, just tease more and remember: I ya don't like the way the situation is going, communicate it to change it.
Texas Ranger