"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Where are the bitcoin lovers now?
- Thread starter marmel75
- Start date
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
I've been here working at my company and too busy to check out this forum. We've started over a year ago with no users and are currently one of the largest content platforms in the world and the largest one on the blockchain. It's better that the market is down as it gives us time to actually focus on building something than watch the markets all day. I don't expect the market to enter into a bull market until next year and it will be led by bitcoin of course.
touma.akagi
Senior Don Juan
This is not aging well lol
marmel75
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I probably should take a short position in it and make a killing when it crashes again.
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
Just curious, do you still really think this isn't going anywhere? Short term it may correct but it's very obvious to those paying attention it is going much higher. Literally every major financial and tech company is making some move in this space.
ChristopherColumbus
Master Don Juan
Still, i think we'll see a healthy correction here... anyone buying in the 6K range?
If there is a big pull back I will be really tempted. I got pretty much the remaining amount I wanted in during the 3's
Machine10033
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I have been buying every pay. When I first started buying crypto I was told buy with an amount you won’t care about losing. I have been doing that and will keep doing that. I am hoping some of these bitcoin/crypto predictions come true but if they don’t I ultimately lost an amount I didn’t care about.
did you do it?
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
ChristopherColumbus
Master Don Juan
wifehunter
Master Don Juan
I think it's the right thing to do hahaHilarious if this becomes the 'Bitcoin thread".
ChristopherColumbus
Master Don Juan
Where are the Bitcoin lovers now? I'll be living the high-life in Europe somewhere soon if the rate of the increase continues!
ChristopherColumbus
Master Don Juan
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
ChristopherColumbus
Master Don Juan
Still, you could look for a retracement soon to get in.
haha Yup. At this rate, semi retired, traveling the world within the next few years in my early 40s. If there is institutional fomo, this could get really wild. With everything going on in the world and continued interest rate cuts, the perfect storm could be brewing.Where are the Bitcoin lovers now? I'll be living the high-life in Europe somewhere soon if the rate of the increase continues!
Poonani Maker
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Who is the guy lol He doesn't have any understanding of the tech. I also don't think you understand how usable all this will be in the next year or two either.
ChristopherColumbus
Master Don Juan
Averaging in anyone? No excuse if you don't [at least buy a little] as you've seen what BTC is capable of.
"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.