Exactly. YOLO (at least on this earth).
"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.
Meanwhile in Florida...
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"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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Jumping off a cliff…
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Jumping off a cliff...
Hang gliding's fun. Get out and live.
Hang gliding's fun. Get out and live.
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Paragliding under heavy clouds at the updraft side of a supercell thunderstorm is better. You can be carried up 30,000 feet if you catch it.Jumping off a cliff...
Hang gliding's fun. Get out and live.
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Sounds fun to me.
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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30k feet could be problematic for a few reasons.
Have to take your own O2 wouldn’t you…
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Definitely. Not being able to breath is #1. The severe cold is #2.
Yep, thick longjohns won’t cut it…
I don’t like temperatures with a big minus in front.
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The health care system is really hurting,’ but Florida isn’t under a COVID-19 state of emergency
Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to reinstate Florida’s emergency declaration, even as the number of people needing to be hospitalized for the virus exceeded previous peaks, and he’s also curtailed the ability of local leaders to craft their own responses.
Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to reinstate Florida’s emergency declaration, even as the number of people needing to be hospitalized for the virus exceeded previous peaks, and he’s also curtailed the ability of local leaders to craft their own responses.
"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.
Pierce Manhammer
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WAPO? Really?
Pierce Manhammer
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Yeah it's "just like a cold":
The 1,017 coronavirus deaths reported on Tuesday equate to roughly 42 fatalities an hour, according to a Reuters tally of state data.
thehill.com
The 1,017 coronavirus deaths reported on Tuesday equate to roughly 42 fatalities an hour, according to a Reuters tally of state data.
More than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded as US returns to April levels
The U.S. recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday as numbers reach levels last seen in April, largely due to the highly infectious delta variant spreading rapidly throughout the country.
Pierce Manhammer
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Florida county declares pandemic state of emergency amid hospital resource shortage
thehill.com
Florida county declares pandemic state of emergency amid hospital resource shortage
A Florida county voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency as hospitals are becoming increasingly strained amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.Palm Beach County Commissioner Meli…
thehill.com
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A Florida county does not equal Florida.
"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.
Exactly! Florida has 67 counties, most of which are similar geographical size. While south Florida and the Orlando and Tampa areas have larger populations, you are spot on that no one county speaks for the entire state.
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I think it just shows more that we are in a Read Headline, React culture, as exampled by Pierce. Which shows that the bar for critical thinking has fallen drammatically. People don't sit and go "Hm...why is this company that has underwent so many lawsuits suddenly in the headline has having safe vaccines?" Or "Hospitals are known for turning people away that don't have insurance. Why now are they suddenly benevolent saints?" Or "5000 people out of a million is still pretty small. Sounds similar to the flu."
I'm pretty sure even CNN was shvtting on hospitals before 2020 when they were making reports of how bad healthcare was or how hospitals were refusing to accept uninsured ER recipients.
I'm pretty sure even CNN was shvtting on hospitals before 2020 when they were making reports of how bad healthcare was or how hospitals were refusing to accept uninsured ER recipients.
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Orlando mayor asks residents to start conserving water immediately due to O2 shortage
www.wesh.com
Starting to reach the point where external information begins to trump all the claims of "my sister is an ICU nurse, there ain't no Covid!" and "Ain't nuthin' happening in Florida we're out here partying!".
Orlando mayor asks residents to start conserving water immediately due to liquid oxygen shortage
Dyer explained that many COVID-19 patients require liquid oxygen for their treatment. OUC has used liquid oxygen to treat the water supply for years.
www.wesh.com
Starting to reach the point where external information begins to trump all the claims of "my sister is an ICU nurse, there ain't no Covid!" and "Ain't nuthin' happening in Florida we're out here partying!".
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More misinformation about what's happening in Florida, I mean everyone knows that a cabal of baby eating Dragonoid aliens that kidnap chodlren by offering them pizzas have used their devil-worshipping Hollywood connections to stage these actors faking being affected by the fake Covid virus that was engineered by the evil Chinese in a bio-weapons lab owend by Bill Gates, right? Sheesh and here the MSM thought it fewld us!
apnews.com
Demand for COVID antibody drugs soars in hard-hit states
A photograph of people laying down on the floor in pain while waiting for antibody infusions at a treatment site in Jacksonville, Florida, has become a vivid illustration of the huge demand for COVID-19 drugs amid a surge in infections.
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"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.