"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.

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Anyone with insomnia?

Chi Town

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I have maintenance insomnia, I can go to sleep perfectly fine but only for 3-4 hours then I can't go back to sleep, or I wake up extremely early or wake up every hour on the hour.

Any remedies to help with this?

I'm not depressed, I'm not stressed out or anything.

The sh!t just came out of nowhere for absolutely no reason and it's driving me crazy lol.
 

"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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Last year's thread.

Has it remained the same since then ?

If so get it checked out man.

One of my managers would doze off during meetings and when I confronted him about it, he related the same experience.

Had him admitted for some testing and found out he has sleep apnea.

He can't breathe properly when asleep and that's fvcking with his health - big time, swollen heart etc.
 

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How's your diet and exercise routine?

I have issues with staying asleep when in a caloric deficit or doing low carb. Also if my training frequency/intensity is too high and i'm starting to get burnt out.
 

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I have really bad insomnia... I have tried everything I was recommended by insomnia brothers: the warm milk before bedtime, sleep sounds/music, varying my bedtime, taking and not taking naps during the day. Nothing seems to work. I even have made an appointment with my doc, and maybe he'll put me on some sleeping pills. I read some info on sleeping aid on online pharmacy website, but I won't take any pills before consulting a doctor
 

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I have really bad insomnia... I have tried everything I was recommended by insomnia brothers: the warm milk before bedtime, sleep sounds/music, varying my bedtime, taking and not taking naps during the day. Nothing seems to work. I even have made an appointment with my doc, and maybe he'll put me on some sleeping pills. I read some info on sleeping aid on online pharmacy website, but I won't take any pills before consulting a doctor
Honestly, nothing will work, it kinda just goes away on its own, my sleep has gotten better since I made this post, I still wake up feeling tired even though I'm finally getting 7-8 hours of sleep......just as random as it came, it left.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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How's your diet and exercise routine?

I have issues with staying asleep when in a caloric deficit or doing low carb. Also if my training frequency/intensity is too high and i'm starting to get burnt out.
I don't really eat healthy honestly, that can be a factor, my sleep has gotten better though, I just randomly started sleeping better, I hope it doesn't come back
 

Chi Town

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Last year's thread.

Has it remained the same since then ?

If so get it checked out man.

One of my managers would doze off during meetings and when I confronted him about it, he related the same experience.

Had him admitted for some testing and found out he has sleep apnea.

He can't breathe properly when asleep and that's fvcking with his health - big time, swollen heart etc.
My sleep has gotten better spaz, thanks for the advice.
 

glass half full

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Benadryl can be helpful, give it an hour or so.

CBD oil helps a lot too. Sometimes an extra dose does the trick when sleep is stubborn.
 
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