lost_blackbird
Master Don Juan
No on both. 48 years old, 32" waist, visible abs and pecs I can jiggle.
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
beer?
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"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
lost_blackbird
Master Don Juan
Minimum of 4 pints a day. I'm on #3 now since getting home from work an hour ago and I'm off tomorrow
so I stopped at the shop on my way home and got a dozen cans in.
so I stopped at the shop on my way home and got a dozen cans in.
Titties.
lost_blackbird
Master Don Juan
Yeah, check out my huge mamms....
Attachments
"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.
Again, men who drink lots of beer tend to have guts and tits. You are an exception, because you clearly work out. Most men who drink heavily don't.
Case in point, I drank probably 6+ pints of beer last night and night-capped with bourbon. I do not feel like going to the gym right now. I have the discipline to go anyways. Most men don't. Most men would sit around on the couch all day watching TV and eating food out of plastic wrappers.
Kotaix
Master Don Juan
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I'm personally incapable of being an alcoholic, i puke if I get drunk, so I don't like being drunk. and I usually
Getting drinks with a woman is a necessary step in vetting her. If she drinks like a fish around booze, next. If she's an angry or obnoxious drunk, next.
Getting drinks with a woman is a necessary step in vetting her. If she drinks like a fish around booze, next. If she's an angry or obnoxious drunk, next.
Travel memoir21
Master Don Juan
I'm not much of a drinker.
But when I was in the Military, when I went to the commissary to get some snacks, I'd get Mike's hard lemonade, sometimes a budlight chilada, sometimes a large can of Fosters to go with my junk food.
Other than that, I didn't go to parties and bar hopping with the guys or anything like I should have...probably would have met a party girl to chill with.....who the heck knows what could have happened if I were more extroverted and drank more.
But when I was in the Military, when I went to the commissary to get some snacks, I'd get Mike's hard lemonade, sometimes a budlight chilada, sometimes a large can of Fosters to go with my junk food.
Other than that, I didn't go to parties and bar hopping with the guys or anything like I should have...probably would have met a party girl to chill with.....who the heck knows what could have happened if I were more extroverted and drank more.
mjb3617
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I don't typically drink beer unless I'm with my friends. Dates I'll have a gin martini or Manhattan depending on my whims. One of those and it's enough to relax and feel good but not get sloppy. If the date isn't going well, I'll order up a second one.
"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.