narcissist
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Just curious... It'll give me some ideas. I don't really wanna drop more than $50-$100. My first christmas with her, so I don't wanna set the bar too high.
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
What are you guys getting your LTR for christmas?
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
sazc
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may I recommend some gold earrings from costco (or sams)? All around $100 and you cant go wrong with precious metal. In your case, since the GF is younger, go for the ones that 'drop' more. It's a classy gift.
http://www.costco.com/all-earrings.html?sortBy=PriceMin|0&identifier=
Trainwreck
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**** that, jewelry is for spouses
TheMonkeyKing
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As you've rightly said yourself recently, giving experience is far better than material goods. Especially in this age when everyone has more than they need anyway.
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
sazc
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blah blah blah
daddymonsterpoodle
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Give her a unique experience. Jewellery is too dependent on her taste. No vouchers. That just says you have no imagination.