"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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What are your thoughts on all the rampant shoplifting?

"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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zekko

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If they go to more online shopping, we'll likely see an increase in people stealing packages off of people's porches.

A related thing I've noticed is the increase in airline violence. I remember for awhile after 9/11, the one thing you didn't want to do is act up on an airline, because they had zero tolerance for it, they had the air marshals, and they would cart you away. Now acting up on airlines seems routine.

Amazon used to promise 1 day deliver, but now almost all my orders are 2 days. I don't mind because I'm not ordering food. But if I'm ordering food or meds, I need it now.
I accidentally ordered Prime somehow on Amazon, but I've kept it since I wanted to try Prime Video anyway. I do like the shipping perks though. Anyway, yeah the one day is basically two day, and the two day is basically three day. You have to give them a day to ship it, and then two days after that you get it, so it's about three days. Better than the standard shipping though, which can take about 10 days.
 

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So you're advocating for moving in alongside hordes of illegal alien ****heads and Chinese investors as police, fire, EMS and a few remaining human beings w/an ounce of common sense move out? Mad Max. Brilliant.
 

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I don't venture into my city as much as I used too. Recent events in once considered 'safe' areas have discouraged me and the current political affairs have made it even more of a mess. The amount of lootings and riots that have taken place the past two years have painted a negative (but accurate) image. Break ins and shoplifting are becoming common place and even the trendier nicer areas are getting hit.
 

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So you're advocating for moving in alongside hordes of illegal alien ****heads and Chinese investors as police, fire, EMS and a few remaining human beings w/an ounce of common sense move out? Mad Max. Brilliant.
Not advocating. Do what you want bro.

A lot of people bought property in NYC in the 70s for peanuts. Sold in the 2000s for millions. Soho, LES, Park Slope. Neighborhoods that were slums but now posh. Not for the faint of heart. Takes balls and vision.
 

"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.

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This is only really a problem in the urban areas of certain metros, particularly those who take a more "soft on crime" stance. This is a non-issue in the suburbs/more rural areas/metros where law and order are respected.

The stores will continue to operate brick and mortar where it's profitable, that's not changing. Obviously it's not profitable when theft is eating significantly into margins.
 

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It's always the sheltered white normies who eventually become communists.

And then they realize just how well they lived as sheltered normies, but only after it's too late to go back.

The comforts of Western society has been taken for granted. Now these woke policies are turning our cities into warzones.
 

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I just wish it would be ok to tackle shoplifters. Sadly we would be prosecuted.

would be cool to blindside a shoplifter in a Terry tate office football style tackle

 

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And then they realize just how well they lived as sheltered normies, but only after it's too late to go back.
But they can still phuck their way into the upper echelons of the Party.
 

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It's always the sheltered white normies who eventually become communists.
Alissa Heinerscheid, currently on leave of absence from Bud Light, is a good example of this.

Privileged, sheltered white female who went to Harvard University for undergrad and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business for an MBA. Both of those schools are elitist private schools.
 

"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.

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Alissa Heinerscheid, currently on leave of absence from Bud Light, is a good example of this.

Privileged, sheltered white female who went to Harvard University for undergrad and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business for an MBA. Both of those schools are elitist private schools.
It's not just sheltering that's the attractor, it's a sense of victimhood as well. And in Heinerscheid's case, ugliness. Smart, sheltered nerd types love the commies.
 

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All you need is a local government prosecute the law, and these perps quit.
 

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Alissa Heinerscheid, currently on leave of absence from Bud Light, is a good example of this.

Privileged, sheltered white female who went to Harvard University for undergrad and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business for an MBA. Both of those schools are elitist private schools.
Well, she caused a net value drop (for the investors in InBev) in the billions, but she isn't a thief. :rolleyes:
 

"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.

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