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TRoll's Corner

Welcome to The Rules Support Group! Our Troll's Corner is set up for POSTING ONLY.

Remember, Rules girls don't hang around where they are not wanted. They don't try to revive a love gone sour. If you've broken The Rules to the point where he's convinced he's out of love with you, don't stick around hoping for a second chance. Remember, sometimes distance and time can make a man realize he's made the biggest mistake of his life. He can always call you -- he has your phone number! Your part is to move on.

TROLL ALERT!

SALLYV609 - 11:49am Nov 9, 2007 PST (# 2098 of 2116)
dawnie

SPEAKIN OF MOIST AND DARK PLACES IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE REASON NO MAN WANTS TO BE INSIDE YOUR DARK, MOIST PLACE IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE LOOKS TO GET A MAN. NONE OF YOU DO WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE TO RELY ON A BOOK THAT GIVES YOU FALSE HOPE. MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO INTO YOUR OWN DARK MOIST PLACE WHICH PROLY ISN'T TOO DELICIOUS NOT TO MENTION THE AROMA AND FORGET ABOUT FINDING A DECENT GUY WHO WON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU ANYWAY. Sally

Sysop/Spiller: Troll's Back aka SALLYV609

Troll's back, recent post in bootcamp

Last Troll Alert on Her/It

Cross posting this in Janitor and Troll's Corner per your directions

TexP.

troll

SALLYV609 - 12:15am Sep 18, 2007 PST (# 1094 of 1125)
to Lindabeam

"...You really don't have much respect for yourself do you?... I honestly think you have some deep issues that need the help of a competent psychiatric professional...I don't want you to hate me but I really think you need to talk with someone who can help you with your mental issues. Love, Sally"

EXAMPLE

"ELIAKZN - 10:24am Aug 19, 2007 PST (# 359 of 359)
LEMURSKY/SAPIRIT/VICKI/SHIRI IS A WHORE!!!

LEMURSKY/SAPIRIT/VICKI/SHIRI IS A WHORE!!! JUST SEE THIS AD I FOUND: http://newyork.craigslist.org/brx/ers/400404237.html YOU ARE A FUCKING SLOPPY SLUT. DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SUCK A DICK. YOU FUCKED YOUR OWN KID AND THEN USED YOUR DOG TO FUCK YOUR KID. YOU BRUTALLY RAPED YOUR KID TO REVENGE ON YOUR EX HUSBAND. YOU ARE A CHEAT. YOU DATE ONLY FOR FOOD AND MONEY. YOU DONT EVEN CARE FOR HUMAN BONDAGE AND LOVE. NOW FACE THE CONSEQUENCES. YOU ARE SELFISH, SEXUALLY & EMOTIONALLY COLD. YOU DO DRUGS.YOU HAVE HERPES. YOU HAVE LEGAL PROBLEM. AVOID HER. DON'T BELIEVE HER WORDS. SHE IS A SHAME TO WOMANHOOD. "

(This is one of the posts from that troll. When you see something like this you have to post at Janitor about it or contact Thirdage),

Advice needed!

I badly need advice from any of you ladies who've had similar experiences (esp. the ones who have Mr. Right by now). My Rules-relationship broke up after 2 years, as I finally realised that despite all the talk and much ado no proposal was coming. I haven't called him or any such thing, I've been very good about trying to move on and I still want to do TR, but I really need some encouragement. I keep telling myself this was all part of the process and of "weeding out the rubbish", but I still feel so disheartend. This was my first relatioship after reading TR, but it seemed like everything would be fine now with TR and it turned sour anyway...
Have any of you dated "Mr. Wrong" too after reading TR before you met Mr. Right?

LAVELLE

b Hi! Welcome! Copy and paste your
b post to the Salon or Bootcamp
b thread for responses from the ladies.

This is sort of a 'holding cell' for
grumpy posters who aren't very
friendly! And you seem friendly!

:-)

Also read the 'Success Stories' thread
for inspiraton and encouragement. I'm
so sorry it didn't work out, your
recent rlsp., but it just means that

another, better rlsp, is on it's way to
you!!!

TexP.

I think we're being invaded.......

or am I just jaded?

Miss A

Haaaaa! Brilliant!

By MISSADELAIDE
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EnglishRose

9 weeks! I am sooo excited. Order of
Service is the plan for this week and
getting the marriage licence is the
plan for next week.

MB's sister told him about TR (he'd
complained to her I never phoned) and
he went and sat and read it in a
bookshop.

He asked me "Do you do The Rules?". I
said "Sorry, what, who's Rules, what
Rules?" while rummaging in my
handbag distractedly.

He said "It's just a terrible book about
women playing games and being
golddiggers and expecting presents all
the time" (bear in mind he buys me
presents all the time anyway).

"OOOh" said I "Presents! That sounds
good, you should buy me a copy! I
should definitely read that book"

LOL.

AM xx

Guess what? When we were

Guess what? When we were dating my husband asked me if I'd ever heard of The Rules. I said 'No, never' with copies of The Rules I and II lying under the settee just a few feet away!

It turned out he'd read TR when they first came out because they'd made such a splash (and being a Cambridge double First grad he reads anything he can get his hands on) and he thought they were superb! He totally agreed with them. He thought it was a healthy way to date and wished more women were like that - and that's why he took pains to ask me out by Wednesday each week!

I still never admitted I was doing them though.

Yes, thank goodness for Rules husbands and fiances!

Your wedding must be getting close now. Are you excited?

By MISSADELAIDE
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EnglishRose

A trip away for your birthday sounds a
very good way to celebrate your first
b'day as a Mrs!

Hooray for TR husbands/fiances.

AM xx

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EnglishRose

Abso-bloody-lutely!

Haaa, good post Miss A! My

Haaa, good post Miss A!

My husband says he's planning a trip away for my birthday.

Obviously The Rules aren't working, so I was going to do much the same as you. I think telling him how he mustn't leave you and you wanted his babies from the first moment you met is an excellent plan. In fact, if I chase him enough and give up my yoga class tonight in order to cook him a three-course meal, maybe he'll even buy me a great present as well as the trip, what do you think?

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EnglishRose

Precisely!

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GracefulSwan

Sheesh!

Clearly I am very very concerned that
my marriage is going to be built on
a....what was it.......foundation of
quicksand or something (go look at TR
La La for anyone who hasn't been
there).

Action plan: I'm gonna call MB at work
just now and burst into tears and wail
at him and keep calling even if he says
he's busy and tell him the whole sorry
story about how our relationship is
built on LIES! - and tell him how it was
love at first sight for me and how I
wanted to have his babies from the
moment I saw him and how I'm
so very very scared that he might leave
me and that he must never ever do
that and that I couldn't live without
him. Even if he's in a meeting. I'm just
gonna tell him all that anyway. In fact I
might just go to his office and do it in
person.......

I wouldn't want my marriage to get off
to a bad start afrer all with all these
LIES I've
created from doing TR.

Arrrrghhhh!

Could someone go rescue
b Rulesbabe
from profiles please. Poor girl won't
know if she is coming or going!

AM xx

Isn't it hilarious that the

Isn't it hilarious that the troll accused Miss A of being an expert in headgames?

When Miss A is actually a hospital doctor and therefore has far better things to think about like, erm, people being very ill.
Odd how he seems to think us all stupid.

I'm so sorry that stumbling upon a group of intelligent women who have multiple degrees, decent careers and excellent marital relationships has so upset you, troll.

Maybe because a women like that would never look at you?

And now I'm really going to yank his chain: or maybe, it's the fact that women hold more power than men would have us believe, and that we are women who realise this basic truth.

Now that's really gotta upset a woman-hating man like our gnarled little troll!

Go on troll, stamp your feet a little more!

Myself and others here will carry on doing TR and having wonderful relationships with our amazing husbands and fiances. And what are you giong to do about that?

Miss A

I wonder what the Troll thinks you're in denial of (on Profiles). In denial because you don't adhere to HER philosophies (which she has never clearly stated)?

I think she can go start her own cult.

and even cuter...

he's talking about deceit and manipulation... talk about the pot calling the kettle black - jeesh!

How cute!!

The troll is talking about headgames...hehehehe.

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English Rose and Misadelaide

What lovely stories. I've been very disinterested in getting married again - but I might change my mind again hearing stuff like that.

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GracefulSwan

I am right with you on the male front.
When our troll said "I am a men's
psychologist" my immediate thought
was, well, you must be a man then,
because I can't believe many men
would choose a female psychologist if
they had the choice. I might of course
be wrong. LOL.

Looks like we were too much like hard
work for him anyway. Ahh, how TR can
weed people out. Tee hee.

pinklady25

yup definately a man thang going on. Nice chap wasn't he!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if you all go to TR lala

You will see especially why I smell male.

But not just any silly lil man

Smells like one who nexted himself.

I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be that the significant other got tired of being treated like crap and made a few changes.

The Rules are about tapping our own power and using it. Hence the angry backlash from the troll. He had to give some up.

All

Does anyone smell a silly lil man around these here parts? I think someone is playing with us.

Not that we wouldn't welcome a RESPECTFUL, honest male poster. That would add a great vibe to the mix.

By TRISHRAD703
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To GracefulSwan -- AMEN!

I could echo your sentiments, 1000%. I've spent my life bending over backward to please men. A truly healthy man does NOT want to share his life with a butt-kissing doormat. An unhealthy, controlling man will spot a pleaser like the old me at 100 paces & play her like a violin -- I know this from painful experience.

I've spent years reading feminist theory (minor in Women's Studies even!), in therapy, & slowly learning to stand up for myself. TR & TR 2 have been the final piece of the puzzle to help me take care of myself first. Thank God I found them & thank God for this board!

PINK LADY25

I love TexasPisces too- she was very helpful to me not so long ago- are you out there girl?

Lx

PINKLADY25: Hello, My Friend!

Hi
b PINKLADY25!

Thank you for the sweetness! That
makes me feel sooo good. Thank you.
I'm here. I hang out in Bootcamp cause
I'm a strict RG.

Come visit over there when you have
time! I hope you're well and sparkly,
pretty Pink Lady!

:-)
TexP.

b GracefulSwan,
Yes! I smell it too!!!! PEEEEEEE-U!

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LauraL143

I am getting married in 9 weeks to a
wonderful man. He had had plenty of
girlfriends prior to me, most of whom
followed him around, told him he was
wonderful and even if he had quite
liked them at the start as soon as they
made it too easy for him he lost
interest.

He's now marrying me, the girl who
didn't follow him around, who he had
to work hard to catch, who he had to
follow half way round the world, who
he treats
like a princess as a result. What better
proof do you need.

Another happily engaged Rules Girl xx

English

Sweet story.

Some people mistakenly take the rules out context and only see manipulation.

What they fail to see is that women can use these tools to develop healthy boundaries, give men space, not overtalk men, and keep their mystery, which men love.

Many women just give and give and get stepped on and have no guidelines on how to change their behaviors except for the soon-to-be-outdated psychobabble that tells them to share all their feelings every second. Not only do men not want to hear a woman's feelings every second, but chances are the females around her don't either.

That's what the therapist is for, duh.

Giving men space, not letting them walk over you, not nagging, not belittling ourselves by chasing, and having healthy amounts of self-respect are what most of the people on this support board believe the book is about. We have no desire to hurt anyone.

Also, the great thing about this particular board is the way that we all accept many other philosophies and get into gentle discussions. TR are not the bible, the quaran, the torah, etc. Just a very helpful book with some great suggestions/advice/guidelines. I, personally, am very happy to have found the book and this forum.

Laura

Yeah, the Rules don't work - in fact they're crap. You should hear my story.

I applied the Rules 100 per cent to Mr.Right. He paid for all our lovely dates. But when tried to insist on me hopping to the other side of London for our second date, involving many Tube changes late at night, I simply cancelled the date.

A bit later, he received a dream job offer in the States. I said 'Good for you! Need any help packing?'

In the following five months after he left, I didn't call him once. I couldn't even have told you what his phone number was.

My reward? To be taken to the Caribbean at Christmas and to receive an amazing marriage proposal complete with beautiful ring, and we are now extremely happily married. My husband constantly tells me how lucky he is and how much he loves me. He appreciates how much space he has and that he was not pushed into anything.

The Rules? Oh yeah, they're a load of crap.

Love,

A Happily Married Rules Girl and her Husband xxx

Laural

There might be some truth to what you are saying but the difference here is that CXTIKA is humbly learning and is open to support and changing her ways and that is awesome.

Our issue isn't with CXTIKA, it is with you. A rule here in ThirdAge is to treat other posters with respect. You are not doing this. Name-calling is not permitted under any circumstances at all.

It doesn't matter what excuse you give, or what the other poster said first, etc... name-calling is simply NOT permitted here.

I would love to answer your questions and discuss my marriage with you (as you asked on another thread) but I will not do that until we have a foundation of respect and you have come to a place where you are willing to treat other posters respectfully.

S~

Laural

Yikes!

If one of your patients told you they enjoy being slapped in the face would you do it?

RE: slap in the face

You wrote:

Yikes!

If one of your patients told you they enjoy being slapped in the face would you do it?

Of course not!!! You're missing the point of the Persons A and B metaphor. What I'm saying is that if you act a certain way people tend to treat you in that manner. So for her to refer to herself as a slut, especially if she did this with her partner then it's no wonder he treated her like one. She allowed it to happen and then started complaining about it afterwards!!! She takes no personal responsibility for her own part in it and instead focuses on how "badly" she was treated! A classic example of poor self esteem.

wrong to use language

You wrote:
Laural

You need to tell this to the lady who called herself a slut...

Why is it you feel that it is wrong for CXTIKA to use this kind of language but you don't hold the same guideline for yourself?

Just curious,

S~

I never said it was wrong for anyone to use that kind of language but if someone refers to themselves as a slut for example then that is how they have presented themselves to others. So if someone else refers to them as a slut then why should they or anyone else be upset about it? Here's an example: It would be just like Person A asking Person B to hit them and when Person B does indeed hit Person A is it any wonder or surprise that Person A got hit? NO - Person A asked for that treatment. The whole point is that if you don't want to be treated like a slut then don't act like one and then complain when you're treated like one, and furthermore don't refer to yourself as something if you don't want others to refer to you in the same manner that you referred to yourself in.

Good boundary, SelfLPJ.

b Laural -
You're right in that CXTIKA should not be insulting herself. There is only negative power in referring to yourself as as "slut." Laural, these boards are for SUPPORT. It is our role to gently lift back up and be SUPPORTIVE to people who are in crisis. Reiterating one's insults right back at them is not supportive behavior nor is it "tough love". You are free to disagree with me on this and I respect your opinion. But the fact still stands that name-calling is not permitted here.

S~

name calling

Laural - You're right in that CXTIKA should not be insulting herself. There is only negative power in referring to yourself as as "slut." Laural, these boards are for SUPPORT. It is our role to gently lift back up and be SUPPORTIVE to people who are in crisis. Reiterating one's insults right back at them is not supportive behavior nor is it "tough love". You are free to disagree with me on this and I respect your opinion. But the fact still stands that name-calling is not permitted here.

You need to tell this to the lady who called herself a slut and like I said if you do not like what I have to say then too bad because I will continue use whatever style of language makes the most sense to me to use asI see fit.

Hi Laural

Laural143

Its a pity as I was looking forward to having a non rules perpective on the board. I really enjoyed reading your post to me about communicating to prospective dates about waiting to have sex. It was food for thought.

The things is I cant correspond with you anymore as IMO you are being rude to other posters. As I said before its a pity as it's great to have different perpectives here.

Anyway I wish you the best.

Cheers

LPJ

rude tpo posters

Have it your way!

Laural123

Don't know if you caught it or not but Suzie Q asked you to stop posting to her. I'm not usually a fan of this but in this case I think you should respect her wishes as you have been disrespectful.

And again, you must first post a Profile in the
i Profiles
thread before replying to posts in
i SOS.

S~

stop posting to Suzie Q

You wrote:
Don't know if you caught it or not but Suzie Q asked you to stop posting to her. I'm not usually a fan of this but in this case I think you should respect her wishes as you have been disrespectful.

I will respond to any post as I see fit - Here's RULE #1 about me:

Laural143=

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LauraL123

I can only second Special's advice
above. This is a friendly supportive
place.

I have a query:

You said TR did not work for you when
you tried them. The Rules were only
published somewhere between 1995
and 1997 (i.e 11 years ago maximum)
yet you say you've tried
them. Since you also state you have
been happily married for 15 years,
I can only assume you practiced them
on your
husband - in which case it is no
wonder you had problems. There is
now a new rules book for married
women with a very different tack from
the rules books for dating.

I can only second Special's advice above

First of all, you need to know when someone is being mean and when they're being straight with you - something you don't yet understand. Ever heard of "tough love"? Same exact thing. Now, to your query: I didn't use TR on my husband - I used it on a previous lover and it backfired on me but I was able to repair the damage and we ended up ok for quite awhile afterwards. It did leave its scars though. I've been married for 15 years but what you need to know is that the so called "Rules" have been practiced by women over the course of many years - they were only put into print since approx. 1995 but women have playing these stupid games forever. I never used them on my husband. I was simply straight up with him about everything and we've had a happy marriage all along but remember that my husband was and still is an emotionally healthy man. That is key to having a successful relationship.

Laural123

Hi Laural,

I read all of CXTIKA's posts. Namecalling is not permitted here. Even in the case that someone in a crisis may have referred to herself as a "slut", we may not use that as a free ticket to refer to her as a "slut" when posting back to her. I understand your post, but you called her a slut many times in a very mean way and that kind of approach is not permitted here.

I encourage you to continue to reply back to any posts you feel are interesting. But remember, abuse is not permitted here.

I would love to respond to your questions you asked about talking to therapists and how one of the authors got a divorce, etc. But before delving in to that, I want to be sure that you understand that abuse and name-calling is not permitted here. Do you understand that?

Special

Name calling not permitted...

I understand that reiterating one's words back to them is not me insulting them it's them who insulted themselves -do you understand that? Furthermore, your interpretation of mean is subject to interpretation as it was said in a way to get her to look at herself. I see the little cat games being played here and if you read my posts I specifically stated that I do NOT tolerate any PC crap from anyone - do you understand that as well? You need to send her an email telling her not to abuse herself - even if it's in a time of so called "crisis" because that's the one time you need your faculties about you and not to fall apart. I hope you understand that as well. Also, if you do not understand any of what I have just written then feel free to NOT RESPOND to my posts because I tell it like it is and I have nothing to say to anyone including you who does not respect that about me. UNDERSTAND???

This is for people who are

This is for people who are stuck in the washing machine with roundy-roundy thoughts (posts). They can't get out and clean the filter in the dryer, so they are still obsessed with the man in the dryer. If you are obsessed with a man, you are stuck in some early phase of development.

It is unbelievable to me, but, and though I still have roundy-roundy thoughts about guys, they are about 80% less than they were about two months ago.

One thing I did learn from my last guy, who is an educator, is that sometimes "getting" a new concept takes three weeks of dedicated study.

For anybody who has read the rules and believes they will work, but just can't seem to "do" them, I would recommend reading:

The Rules 1 & 2

Lili files 1 & 2

The techinigue of a love affair

The venus and Mars books

And read them as if you were in college and going to be tested on them, I mean, several hours a day for at least three weeks to begin with, and then, maybe an hour a day after that for maintenance.

I just wrote man-tenance by accident. : }

Come to these boards whenever you feel weak and feel like breaking a rule.

Come especially to bootcamp.

Because really, for new information to be effective, you do have to reprogram your brain.

It happened to me, after doing this. Not saying I don't have weak moments, but I have been chasing guys, looking for a rescuer/approval since I was 8 years old, actually using obsessive thinking about guys to deal with the fearful anxiety I had about not wanting to go home after school. (Abusive home)

But, reading over and over, and over, about the rules, and especially being able to laugh about it, especially because of Lily and TexasPisces, who are so funny but also deadly serious about wanting to have a positive relationship, I finally got it.

A sea change.

Hey! Am I going on and on?

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