Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
Bobby Fisher - OG
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"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.
Gamisch
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One of my favourite chess players!
didnt he go crazy?What the hell
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zekko
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He did. A shame really, we might have seen a lot more great chess out of him otherwise. He was paranoid and anti-semitic.didnt he go crazy?What the hell
I wonder what Fischer would consider a "terrible chess player"? Compared to him, a lot of people would fit that description, I'm sure. There are female grandmasters, but he's right in that the top players are all men. Not sure why? It may simply be a lack of interest from women, I'm sure there are more men than women interested in playing chess. Or it may have something to do with mathematical thinking, supposedly men's brains are wired better for logic problems and math. Although some say this is a myth - but I'm not sure if that's actually true of if it's some sort of political activism.
Fischer had a rematch with Spassky in 1992 (which he also won) in Yugoslavia. Unfortunately, Fischer broke US laws by participating, because Yugoslavia was under US sanctions. Fischer never returned to the US, and ended his life as an exile in Iceland. A sad end, since he had become such a patriotic hero in the '70s for beating the Russians.
Bible_Belt
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"When you see a good move, stop! Don't make it. Look for a better move."
"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.
thin line between genius and madness most of us on here know this!
Gamisch
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Here's one of my favourite chess games ever. Thsy say this was an old version of Fisher,but it's never confirmed by himself or others.Let's assume it's him...
He plays the bongcloud against a man named Nigel Short who was top 5 or 10 back then. The bongcloud is the equivalent of boxing with your hands down on your back. And he SLAUGHTERED the grandmaster.( old agadmator video, he is MUCH better at making videos now but okay)
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