The Filter of Emotional Control

The third filter is emotional control. This is where most men fail quietly. If your mood swings

based on her behavior, you are disqualified. If you overexplain, over-text, overreact,

you signal weakness. If rejection crushes you, you reveal dependency. Women are drawn

to men who are emotionally self-contained, not emotionally shut down. Self-contained,

a man who can feel without leaking, who can care without clinging, who can walk away

without collapsing. Neediness is not love, it's fear wearing a mask.

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