Two Years of Lies,How I Destroyed the Man Who Played Me

【My wife told me she'd handle all the housework AND the household expenses herself, because that's what makes her feel empowered!】

【I nearly died laughing when I read that! The fully woke women online won't settle for anything. The little princesses who depend on men just bleed us dry. But the ones who are half-awake? The ones who talk about independence while still falling into marriage and kids? Those are the easiest catch.】

A woman who's half-awake is the easiest catch.

I stared at that sentence, and something drove itself straight through my chest.

The beautiful marriage I thought I had was nothing but a scheme from start to finish.

New comments were already popping up under the post：

【You're confusing scheming with being smart. If your wife ever saw this post, you think she'd still want to be with you?】

【I feel like this guy's making it all up. No woman in real life is that cooperative.】

【If you don't get it, shut up. This type of woman is the easiest to fool. She talks about independence, but deep down she's desperate to feel understood. Give her even a sliver of that illusion, and she'll hand you her whole heart.】

【Legend, bro. Drop more tips for the boys?】

Ken was clearly riding the high of all the praise. His replies started coming faster.

【Haha, hold on guys, I'm not done yet. Since people actually want to hear this, let me tell you how I locked my wife down.】

【My wife was a junior manager at our company. Sharp, decisive, ran the whole department like clockwork. Everyone respected her. Off the clock she was great too, fair with her team, never pulled rank.】

【I had my eye on her from day one.】

【But she was ice cold. Wouldn't give me an inch.】

【Thing is, patience is my greatest asset. I knew you can't chase a woman like her. She thinks too highly of herself. The harder you try to impress her, the less she respects you.】

Someone chimed in：

【So how'd you do it?】

Ken's reply came fast：

【I didn't.】

【I just acted like a normal coworker. Did my job, cooperated when needed, never sucked up. When she worked late, I worked late too, but I never made it obvious I was staying for her. If she needed help, I helped. Then I left. Not one extra second.】

【I needed her to believe I had zero interest in her.】

I read those words and the memories surfaced whether I wanted them to or not.

Back then, I really did think Ken was different from other men.

He never tried to impress me the way the other guys at work did. Never put on a show when I was around.

Our conversations were clean and efficient, limited to work and the occasional small talk.

Now I realized it was nothing more than a carefully engineered distance.

【I watched her closely over time. What she liked, what she hated, what stressed her out at work.】

【Then the opportunity came.】

【A promotion opened up. She had the best numbers by far, but corporate passed her over because she was a woman. They were worried she'd get married and have kids and it would affect her work. They gave it to some guy who wasn't half as good.】

【I saw her sitting alone in the conference room afterward, so I went in and played the supportive angle. I told her it was unfair, that corporate had their heads up their asses, that society is way too hard on women. I said whatever I needed to say to make her feel like I was on her side.】

【Guess what? She broke down crying right there. Sobbed while telling me about everything she'd been through over the years, how hard she'd fought.】

【After that, she looked at me differently.】

【She decided I was the only man in the entire company who truly respected women and actually understood her.】

【She started opening up to me about work, about life, about all her so-called dreams and ambitions.】