Girlfriend's Rules.

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Well my earlier response in the thread is an example of why I have been making efforts not to post on here, facebook or reddit when I'm drunk.

Still though, those are sh***y rules and how does this hypothetical girlfriend even remember all those? I suspect its more likely she makes them up as she goes, and no one wants to be or should be around someone so controlling. If any of you do actually have a girlfriend like this then I'd say break up immediately, that's like borderline abuse.

Yeah ... I should've clued in on this when my ex-wife began our first date with the words "Rule Number One..."

Back in my post-divorce dating days, I was seeing a gentleman for a couple months before we decided it was going nowhere.

Months later - like at least six months, with no contact in the meantime - his current girlfriend phoned me and demanded to know why Lewis had my phone number! I reassured her that we were not an item and I had no expectation of every seeing him again. Well, she just got more and more demanding and insulting. I finally broke in and said she was crazy and told her I would report the whole conversation to Lewis. And then I did just that, and warned him that he should be very careful with this woman.

Since we were well and truly done, I never heard from Lewis again, which was fine with me. Never heard from the crazy girlfriend, either.

^Lewis is crying into his whisky now and muttering 'why didn't I listen to BeaArthur?'

My rules:

1. Don't have a cluster A personality disorder, don't be a criminal, violent, pedophile, liar, weirdo, addict, jerk or immature.

2. Wash your hands after using the toilet.

3. Have decent hygiene.

4. Call if you are going to be late.

5. Don't be a couch potato.

6. Like animals as pets.

7. Don't be more of a slob than I am.

8. Have some ambitions in life.

9. Pull your weight in the relationship and around the house.

I'm sure I can think of more but I have no interest in spending my energy trying to control him.

I showed this to my gf and she says her only rule is to tell her "I love you" everyday. Phew hard but it's just one rule.

It may be fair to say that a corresponding list of "Boyfriend's Rules" might read like a bar tab, a laundry list, and a porn script, all rolled into one -- or just an "Incel Manifesto".

"RULE #1: Beer! ..."

I probably have a lot of rules but it's about compatibility. But the problem is if you list too many, then it makes you look like a controlling person and a real piece of work.

in my personal experience, giving into "rules" just leads to female resentment

may as well mark yourself single in 2 months if you give into all that

Here is another, slightly more reasonable set of Girlfriend's Rules to her boyfriend: