"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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Ankle Strains?

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I muffed up my ankle pretty badly last night using one of the best tricks in the book: the ol' "Falling-blindly-off-a-curb-because-you're-a-total-retard."

What fun!

Question is, How can I, uh, "make it better"? Sure it'll take time, but what do you guys do to alleviate the whole shebang? What types of things can I do that'll speed recovery?
 

"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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RICE method for sprains.

Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation

And take an NSAID (Non-steriodal anit-inflammitory drug) (that's ibruprophen or acetaminophen) for pain.
 

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The Ice-Hot treatment....submerge your foot in a bucket of ice....and leave it there as long as you can tolerate...then take in out...and apply heat to it...(if you don't have a heat pad...get some hand towels...wet them...and put them in the microwave...to heat them up....)....repeat the process...10-15mins Ice...then 10-15 mins heat....should reduce the swealing...also try not to put too much weight on it when walking...and keep it elevated at night time...to minimize blood flow to the ankle....


-DJLiquid
 

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Re: Re: Ankle Strains?

Originally posted by DJLiquid
The Ice-Hot treatment....submerge your foot in a bucket of ice....and leave it there as long as you can tolerate...then take in out...
Any time guesstimate here? 'cause I've been taking cold showers every day here for a long time, now, and I... well, I "can tolerate" quite a bit :D

EDIT: I mean an overall time guesstimate (IE, How long is best? An hour at a time with two-hour breaks inbetween, or a marathon 16-hour-long session once a day?)
 
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“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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Re: Re: Re: Ankle Strains?

Originally posted by Von Neuen
Any time guesstimate here? 'cause I've been taking cold showers every day here for a long time, now, and I... well, I "can tolerate" quite a bit :D

EDIT: I mean an overall time guesstimate (IE, How long is best? An hour at a time with two-hour breaks inbetween, or a marathon 16-hour-long session once a day?)
Do it for an hour...2Xs a day...once in the morning and once at night....

-DJLiquid
 
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