Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
I'm thinking about catching a spectre. Anyone up for that?
"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.
Any of you guys into Cryptozoology?
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
I like to hunt wraithes' with my dog. How about you?Colossus said:
switch
Master Don Juan
i hunted a felhound the other day, but apparently it had a master and it showed up. a big Taurus ,i executed him on sight and his head now sits on the wall decorating my living room.
i have heard rumours of an elemental being behind my house.will investigate it further with my ally ...a rusulka .
my ogopogo expeditions were brought to a halt last autumn when a chupacabra and a bunch of frenzied hounds strcuk my rucksack and ran away with it.....iwill recommence my search this year.
i have heard rumours of an elemental being behind my house.will investigate it further with my ally ...a rusulka .
my ogopogo expeditions were brought to a halt last autumn when a chupacabra and a bunch of frenzied hounds strcuk my rucksack and ran away with it.....iwill recommence my search this year.
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
switch said:
You should try having conversation with an Ent. There's some fun.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
You may want to look also into a witch. If you are dealing with one you may be in trouble. In that case you may want too look up a good witch to aide you. Worst case scenario you turn to the Vampires.switch said:
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
Colossus said:
There's talk of Bigfoot in Colorado. He uses a Bicycle. Fort something area.
taiyuu_otoko
Master Don Juan
You should get yourself a Jesus.
They're worth like TEN leprechauns.
They're worth like TEN leprechauns.
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
No need to bring that into this discussion.taiyuu_otoko said:
taiyuu_otoko
Master Don Juan
Relax, it was quote from the Simpsons, one of the halloween episodes, where homer had to reverse a curse put on him by a gypsie, and they were discussing magical creatures to help out. I believe Mo was the guy who came up with the comparison.vantagepoint said:
"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.
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
taiyuu_otoko said:
Haha good one. Caught me off guard there. You watch much Football?