"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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Just tested positive for CVID

Black Widow Void

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I hope you feel better soon.
Back in 2017, I got the flu and had identical symptoms.
This is not to downplay how you're currently feeling. Truth is, we all eventually get sick and feel awful.
Sincerely wishing you a quick recovery.
 

"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.

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I hope you feel better soon.
Back in 2017, I got the flu and had identical symptoms.
This is not to downplay how you're currently feeling. Truth is, we all eventually get sick and feel awful.
Sincerely wishing you a quick recovery.
Thank you so much my friend. It is very similar to the flu....heck it might be the flu that we are calling covid.
 

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No joke that Omicron spreads fast. I know a teacher, her second day back today after holiday break: 10 staff and 7 kids out today…
Her first statement about it ~ “They’re dropping like flies”.
Dropping like flies meaning they're staying at home sick? Why are you two trying to play it up as if they're deathly ill from the black plague?
 

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Dropping like flies meaning they're staying at home sick?
Right
Why are you two trying to play it up as if they're deathly ill from the black plague?
Nothing to fear yet, my post was only about the spread speed of the less severe Omicron. Absent staff count has increased to 18 as of today btw…
 

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The awesome news is that I used to be 191lbs and it was awfully difficult to get to my target goal of 185lbs. I tried everything. Well CVID did it within 3 days. I look great. I can see my abs. Im actually kinda happy about that.
I always used to joke that getting sick was the best way to lose weight. The problem is that it comes back on quickly since you take it off quickly. Anyway, hope you feel better.

I got my booster Saturday, felt like garbage for about eight hours on Sunday, then started to recover Sunday afternoon. I've had six vaccines in the past year: Three for Covid, two for shingles, and one for the flu. The worst side effects were with the shingles shots. No side effects at all for the flu vaccine and the first Covid shot. For me. Everybody's different.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Wow trolls hate it when healthcare professionals don’t take their bait.

lmao
 

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How was that a troll? It was a legitimate question.
 

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Comorbidity is real, but evidence is overwhelming that it is now younger and healthy folks who are being hospitalized.

that.is.all.
 

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The media does not categorize overweight or "skinnyfat" types of people as unhealthy, even though they suffer many similar problems to obese individuals. If there are indeed scientific studies that analyze hospitalization rates in young people and compound various metrics such as weight, waist measurement, body fat %, etc, I'd love to see them.
 

"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.

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If there are indeed scientific studies that analyze hospitalization rates in young people and compound various metrics such as weight, waist measurement, body fat %, etc, I'd love to see them.
I will do what I can, as time permits, to provide the requested information.
 

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So I felt like a I got hit by a truck halfway through my healthcare shift. It was awful. Went to my 2nd job and got tested there first thing in the morning. I did not want to risk spreading this to others. Took a half day just in case. Results came back positive. Spent the next 3 days in bed feeling like a horrible flu. I went 2.5 yrs on the front lines avoiding this thing. It was a source of pride for me. Now I feel like a loser lol.

The awesome news is that I used to be 191lbs and it was awfully difficult to get to my target goal of 185lbs. I tried everything. Well CVID did it within 3 days. I look great. I can see my abs. Im actually kinda happy about that. I dont know what ramifications on my job this will cause. This whole Omicron thing is a mess. Its depressing. I was going to make a trip overseas for vacation in 3 weeks but now i dont know.
Were you vaccinated? Did you feel angry about getting infected?
 
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I will do what I can, as time permits, to provide the requested information.
Here’s are few references more as I come across them:




 
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One shouldn't trust any statistics involving deaths due to covid as health officials are lying about them. My relative died a couple months ago of pneumonia, and on the certificate they declared covid as the cause of death.
Covid attacks the lungs and can cause a life threatening severe pneumonia like condition. I don’t see any lies in that.
 
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