"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.

Read more...

80th Anniversary of one of the most Honorable days in American history

"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.

Read more...

BillyPilgrim

Master Don Juan
Joined
Apr 9, 2021
Messages
6,134
Reaction score
4,961
For those who don't realize what the invasion was about:

The Invasion of Normandy, also called D-Day, ommenced at 5:30 am on June 6th of 1944. That's right, it began in the 6th hour of the 6th day of the 6th month of the year (666) and was code-named Operation Overlord.

@MatureDJ
 

corrector

Master Don Juan
Joined
Oct 12, 2009
Messages
10,401
Reaction score
4,069
My dad is also turning 80. He was not even born until 2 weeks later. Every representation of that war or era, my folks were very young children or being born and I probably have more knowedge of those times then they did. My late paternal grandfather served in the WW2, in Africa, but the wrong side of history (Italians and Germans were allies). My mother experienced food rations in Trinidad (British colony at the time) during the war.

I used to take a big interest in WW2/Holocaust films until the Israel and Gaza thing, then just lost interest.
 

"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.

Read more...

BaronOfHair

Master Don Juan
Joined
Feb 14, 2024
Messages
5,567
Reaction score
3,041
Age
37
For those who don't realize what the invasion was about:

The Invasion of Normandy, also called D-Day, ommenced at 5:30 am on June 6th of 1944. That's right, it began in the 6th hour of the 6th day of the 6th month of the year (666) and was code-named Operation Overlord.

@MatureDJ
And The First Omen has a b-tching soundtrack

 

Bokanovsky

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jul 7, 2012
Messages
5,520
Reaction score
5,699
Thank you for the thread. Consequential event in history it was.
Not really. By June of 1944, Germany was already finished. D-Day shortened the war by a few months, maybe a year. But it did not alter its course.

Also (and without taking anything away from the heroism displayed by men who fought there), the invasion of Normandy was a relatively small operation by the standards of the time. There were roughly 73,000 Americans and 83,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers involved. That is nothing compared to the major battles of WWII, such as Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk, where literally millions fought on each side.
 
Top