"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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"armed" is a state of mind (Jeff Cooper)

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el jefe said that "you are no more 'armed' just because you are carrying a gun than you are a musician just because you own a guitar". A very experienced killer/merc once said of me, "he's more armed with just his stiffened forefinger than most men are with a machete". :) It was true, too, but I was 27, and it was 1979. Jeff also said that "a good man, with nothing more than a .22 handgun, is far more deadly than a medium tank,driven by a baboon". While he was a fvckup in many ways, Jeff was definitely a fine wordsmith.
 

"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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And he said this line before or after showing you the picture of his soon to be wife only to get killed in action right after?

What about the guy who would have retired in a week and died as well?

Is that the remake of "blind fury" or you came out with a b-movie yourself?

Is this movie available in your online shop in blu-ray version or only vhs?
 

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Who Dares Win said:
And he said this line before or after showing you the picture of his soon to be wife only to get killed in action right after?

What about the guy who would have retired in a week and died as well?

Is that the remake of "blind fury" or you came out with a b-movie yourself?

Is this movie available in your online shop in blu-ray version or only vhs?
last time i checked movie is available on blu-ray

also why would we need a gun? fit man can charge 10 feet in 1 second,so he can run away from his enemy who is trying to kill him with a kick above his head.
 

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Jeff was a 2nd lt in WW 2 Marines, dumbass. He founded American combat pistolcraft, started the first combat shooting matches, You just GOTTA stick your ignorant face into everything, don'tcha?
 
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