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Agree. Also "What women "say" they want and what actually attracts them and keeps them attracted are often times two entirely different things", is pickup artist rubbish assuming women are brainless bimbo's who don't know what they want. . Listen to her to get to know about her, not rule book myths.

There's no reason to do this. If they're acting like some elite club, all the more reasons to make new friends and ditch these cliquish snobs. Place them in the acquaintance pile.

This is an excellent approach. Much better than ghosting, game playing and deciding to cut back on what she likes in order to play some tat-for-tat games. Why start a power struggle because some people believe in arbitrary "rules"? The issue she has is not texting. It's your contentious (or perhaps mercurial?) relationship with your ex. So try to fix whatever that's about rather than creating unnecessary issues. Smooth things out with your ex and custody issues so that you can focus on developing your budding relationship.

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You seem to be hitting it off well and honest with each other. Please don't ghost her while she's on vacation especially since she likes the texts and the jerk before you did that. Don't be that jerk. As far as a spa weekend, that could have been planned even before you met. So breathing room is fine. Slow down and pace yourself means not rushing into combining lives this intensely. It doesn't mean being a jerk and ghosting her by refusing to text while she's on vacation.

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Sorry this is happening. Please try to focus on your current relationship and rebuilding trust. Your GF has a valid point. There's no need to stay in touch with this ex. Hopefully you will delete and block the ex if it's causing issues in your current situation.

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Consistency equals confidence. Push-pull PUA games like suddenly not texting is flaky and considering it's a relationship in its infancy, it's better to be confident than resorting to games. As far as her so-called games, she's on vacation. They're feeling each other out and she doesn't seem "mercurial", just on vacation not well known. The most important thing is getting the ex baggage out of the picture and not superimposing it on to budding relationships. It's always better to lead with confidence.

Agree. Don't play games. Do whatever you've been doing and don't let insecurities govern your decisions with games.

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Unfortunately blurting out crushes makes people uncomfortable and especially since it's unrequited it makes you uncomfortable. If you want to stay friends, fine but what is he supposed to do with this confession other than "okay"? You' seem to be hoping for a romcom happy ending but this isn't the way to go about it.

After 21 days there is no pattern or consistency so please don't mess this up with tat-for-tat games. It's not "putting your foot down", it's just anxiety causing you to wobble in the beginning. Try to be as natural and relaxed as possible without trying to rock the boat for reactions. That type of thing backfires.