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.
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.
Good job making assumptions. No, I don't listen to underground only. In fact, I barely listen to any underground music. The type of music I like and listen to the most is classic rock, and it has been the past ~4 years. I don't like most modern music, but I won't say that I hate all of it (mainstream MTV pop punk rock I can say that I DO HATE).Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
You must be one of those kids who think they are cool cause they hate mainstream and listen to underground only, God forbid something is actually entertaining...You want deep lyrics and introspection and the meaning of life in a song, go read a book or talk to your parents or something...You prolly just started listening have you? Alot of young new listeners are backpackers like you...
Than again, rap is just garbageOriginally posted by TyTe`EyEs
Most mainstream rap is garbage. Then again, a lot of underground is garbage as well.
If you dont like rap, stay out the thread then, noone wants your opinion cause it holds no weight...Originally posted by familyguyfan
WOMP WOMP WOMP WAGGA WAGGA WAGGA
Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
If you dont like rap, stay out the thread then, noone wants your opinion cause it holds no weight...
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.
The thread is about a rap album...If you dont listen to rap, your opinion doesnt matter cause you dont even know anything about it...I dont care if its mainstream or whatever, if you dont listen to rap and dont like it, stay out of the threads then...You dont see me or other rap fans going into rock threads and bashing rock, cause I dont listen to rock so I cant say anything about it...If youre gonna comment, know what you are talking about...Originally posted by TyTe`EyEs
The fact of the matter is, most mainstream rap is garbage. They are trying to appeal to a broad audience. Anytime you do this, you must sacrifice originality.
Wow, you really are dumb. Did you completely miss the part about where I said I liked a lot of rap, most of it mainstream?Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
If you dont like rap, stay out the thread then, noone wants your opinion cause it holds no weight...
...Except hes RIGHT.Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
You must be one of those kids who think they are cool cause they hate mainstream and listen to underground only, God forbid something is actually entertaining...You want deep lyrics and introspection and the meaning of life in a song, go read a book or talk to your parents or something...You prolly just started listening have you? Alot of young new listeners are backpackers like you...
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.
It isnt my fault I didnt want to read your resopnse, with you talking about classic rock and sh1t...Thats when I stopped...Next time, get to the point of what you are trying to say in a shorter way please...Originally posted by familyguyfan
Wow, you really are dumb. Did you completely miss the part about where I said I liked a lot of rap, most of it mainstream?
No sorry...Rap these days are about how the song sounds...Before, it was lyrics, lyrics, lyrics...Then the west coast came out and they were actually making songs with melodies, and the east coast hated the fact that they sold so much and they wernt that lyrical...Nowadays, you need one or more good flows and mic presence...Look at 50, Em, Jay, Luda, etc...People like them cause they proved their skills on their early albums and now they make songs that sound good, once they realized people dont listen that much to lyrics anymore...Like many others, I used to hate 50 cause he toned his lyrics down from the mixtapes, but his flows got wayyy better and he knows how to write songs and he has good charisma when he raps, it sounds good to listen...Jada has the same flow on every song, sure he can ride beats well, but I have NEVER heard him switch his flow up and he cant write a good song for his life, just freestyles...Even think about it for a second. If you want to listen to "music" just because it "sounds good" .. well something that rhymes just sounds a LOT better than something that doesnt. So the guy still has a point.
Oh, come on. Quit trying to play it off like it's my fault. You shouldn't go running your mouth (or typing in this case) if you're not gonna read what I wrote. It makes you sound like an idiot.Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
It isnt my fault I didnt want to read your resopnse, with you talking about classic rock and sh1t...Thats when I stopped...Next time, get to the point of what you are trying to say in a shorter way please...
Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
The thread is about a rap album...If you dont listen to rap, your opinion doesnt matter cause you dont even know anything about it...I dont care if its mainstream or whatever, if you dont listen to rap and dont like it, stay out of the threads then...You dont see me or other rap fans going into rock threads and bashing rock, cause I dont listen to rock so I cant say anything about it...If youre gonna comment, know what you are talking about...
Originally posted by Levex
"i'll take you to the candy shop, i'll let you lick the lollypop"
cant **** with that.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Originally posted by *******
**********trivia for those that think they know ***********
What does the name 50 cent mean?
If you are acting like a rap critic then you should know this.
what the fuvk are you talking about? I wasnt arguing what rap is about these days. I said that it sounds better if it rhymes, which is true. Is your brain not capable of understanding this?Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
No sorry...Rap these days are about how the song sounds...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAOriginally posted by *******
BTW most rock is garbage
most is whinny b1tchy **** full of sh1tty "power chords"
and pretentious lyrics about how hard it is to deal
with parents/girls/pets.
Then there's adult rock like u2. Full of hypocritic lyrics about peace
, feeding the hungry and social issues that the singers dosen't give a **** about.
This is what rock is. I'll b the first person to say i don't know **** about it ( just like the haters don't know about rap) but at least it shows nobody has 2 likes what you like either.
If you want artistic music listen to classical or jazz.
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.