"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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WesCottII

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
I just cannot fathom how a moderator closing a thread -- no matter how unwarranted that decision may or may not be -- compares to rounding up millions people based on their religion and/or ethnicity, using them as slave labor, or raping and slaughtering them.
Perhaps. Just perhaps, MsThang may have been refering to the freedom of speech. Or lack thereof.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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Originally posted by WesCottII
Perhaps. Just perhaps, MsThang may have been refering to the freedom of speech. Or lack thereof.
Well if I was truly a Nazi, shouldn't I be gassing you to death for saying that?
 

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Hmmm, then by your definition, by calling you Gio cassanova, you should be pulling women like a magent.

*dramatic pause*

You're not though.
 
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why dont yall just RELAX!

Some of these posts sure are dumb.. but thats the point of this message board.. to help the useless.

Regaurdless of what kinda FAQ page you put up or make them do some kind of stupid questionaire.. there will always be dumb posts..

Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores. ~ You cling to your own ways and leave mine to me
 

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Originally posted by CutiepiieReturns
why dont yall just RELAX!

Some of these posts sure are dumb.. but thats the point of this message board.. to help the useless.

Regaurdless of what kinda FAQ page you put up or make them do some kind of stupid questionaire.. there will always be dumb posts..

Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores. ~ You cling to your own ways and leave mine to me
Shut the hell up.
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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Originally posted by WesCottII
Hmmm, then by your definition, by calling you Gio cassanova, you should be pulling women like a magent.

*dramatic pause*

You're not though.
#1 - You know jack sh*t about me.
#2 - You're a dumbass.
#3 - Me calling myself Giovanni Casanova doesn't make light of the genocide of millions of people.
#4 - I have all the women I need, thanks.
 

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:rolleyes: Am i Really?....... :rolleyes:


1) Don't want to know anything about you. Frankly it would be boring.
2)No. I'm really not.
3) Never alluded to the fact it did. In fact you were the one making light of it.
4)Good for you. Please don't re-produce.
 
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Originally posted by WesCottII
:rolleyes: Am i Really?....... :rolleyes:


1) Don't want to know anything about you. Frankly it would be boring.
2)No. I'm really not.
3) Never alluded to the fact it did. In fact you were the one making light of it.
4)Good for you. Please don't re-produce.
LMMFAO... I GUESS HE SURE TOLD YOU ASSANOVA
 

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Originally posted by WesCottII
Never alluded to the fact it did. In fact you were the one making light of it.

You agreed that a moderator closing a thread was the same as gassing people to death.

I don't know, maybe that's just what they teach you in Germany.
 

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Originally posted by CutiepiieReturns
LMMFAO... I GUESS HE SURE TOLD YOU ASSANOVA
Shut the hell up.
 

"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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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova

You agreed that a moderator closing a thread was the same as gassing people to death.

I don't know, maybe that's just what they teach you in Germany. [/B]
YOU SHUT THE HELL UP
 

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova

I don't know, maybe that's just what they teach you in Germany. [/B]
I'm English. Living in Germany. And quote me, without editing, where i agreed modding was like gassing people please.
 

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Originally posted by WesCottII
I'm English. Living in Germany. And quote me, without editing, where i agreed modding was like gassing people please.
I don't care what nationality you are. Just pointing out that you're sitting in Germany while comparing internet moderating to Nazism. It's a fun little irony.

When you agreed that moderators = Nazis.

I don't know, maybe you didn't have any history classes. If not, you should look up what Nazis were, and what they did. Then tell me if you think that compares with locking a stupid f*cking pointless thread about someone wanting guys to look at their picture and talk about it.
 

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
I don't care what nationality you are. Just pointing out that you're sitting in Germany while comparing internet moderating to Nazism. It's a fun little irony.

When you agreed that moderators = Nazis.

I don't know, maybe you didn't have any history classes. If not, you should look up what Nazis were, and what they did. Then tell me if you think that compares with locking a stupid f*cking pointless thread about someone wanting guys to look at their picture and talk about it.
Apologies for the nazi thing. You're right, it's wrong. Fascists, maybe?
 

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Originally posted by MsThang
Apologies for the nazi thing. You're right, it's wrong. Fascists, maybe?
Yes, I am a total fascist. Apologies accepted on the Nazi thing.

And you know what else I heard? Moderators are b*tches. I won't tell you who told me that, I'm just sayin...
 

"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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I say moderators, being the informed people that they are should know the DJ Bible very well and be able to find any piece of information.

Therefore, any thread with a dumb-àss question should be closed by a moderator with a link referring to the post(s) in the DJ Bible answering the aforementioned question.
 

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Moderators are b*tches. I won't tell you who told me that, I'm just sayin...
Really? I heard they were narcistic nazi's on power trips...Though I'm just saying...

*WOO!!!!!!!!! 5000!!!*
 

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Originally posted by Eternal
Really? I heard they were narcistic nazi's on power trips...Though I'm just saying...

*WOO!!!!!!!!! 5000!!!*
You're a b*tch, Mister 5000.
 

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Seriously, what do all the posts above have to do with what Metaphysikal_Lover said? Moderators complain about threads that are a waste of space, and then this...
 

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Originally posted by m4a1
Seriously, what do all the posts above have to do with what Metaphysikal_Lover said? Moderators complain about threads that are a waste of space, and then this...
Correction: We close threads that are a waste of space. People complain because we close a thread.

See the difference?
 

"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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