"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.

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Tennis' direction this year

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Judging from these new Nike shoe model. Tennis was going to be more extroverted than most years. Wimbledon they would be dawning blue for the small grass tournaments. French open would have been orange and grey from what these shoes look like. Racquets remained the same except for some of the ascics shoes. Any predictions for tennis this year? I pick Nadal for French open and wimbledon.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Tennis shoes and clothes have been pretty colorful for awhile now, except for Wimbledon of course, which keeps the all whites. Those don't look any louder to me, they've just got that confetti effect. I wouldn't pick against Nadal at the French if he was in a wheelchair. Not so sure about Wimbledon though. I'd like to see some new players come up. The Big Three is kind of played out for me. Are they even having any of these events?
 

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Tennis shoes and clothes have been pretty colorful for awhile now, except for Wimbledon of course, which keeps the all whites. Those don't look any louder to me, they've just got that confetti effect. I wouldn't pick against Nadal at the French if he was in a wheelchair. Not so sure about Wimbledon though. I'd like to see some new players come up. The Big Three is kind of played out for me. Are they even having any of these events?
Yes French is set to september 28th I think. Strange time of the year for that tournament. Almost makes me want to buy a ticket and go. I honestly thought Kyle edmund would breakout by now. Might have to be some of the younger players zverev etc
 

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Yes French is set to september 28th I think. Strange time of the year for that tournament.
I know they've moved the big golf tournaments to later in the year too. If things are back to normal by then - a very big if - and they have football, this fall is going to be a great time for sports.
 

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I know they've moved the big golf tournaments to later in the year too. If things are back to normal by then - a very big if - and they have football, this fall is going to be a great time for sports.
What did you think of the idea for basketball where they would just start from the playoffs. Incentive for lebron
 

"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.

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What did you think of the idea for basketball where they would just start from the playoffs. Incentive for lebron
I have no problem with it, if that's what they want to do. There have been shortened seasons before.
 
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