"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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BioShock Infinite...Is anybody playing?

Atom Smasher

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NO SPOILERS, please...

Well, it came out yesterday. I won't get around to it this weekend. Has anyone started playing?
 

"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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I played the first bioshock, weird but cool game, reminds me of fallout. I haven't played the other bioshocks, let me know if this one is good.
 

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You kids these days have nothing but GAMES on your mind. Why don't you go read a book or something?
 

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sageproduct said:
You kids these days have nothing but GAMES on your mind. Why don't you go read a book or something?
Right!? You guys are wasting your youth. Especially you Atom Smasher :D
 

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Yup, I'd better grow up someday.

But not today, because I'm leaving the house right now to buy Bioshock Infinite.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Holy moly, this is one amazing game. If anyone here likes early 1900s alternate realities this is the game for you. It's a steam punker's paradise.

Now I've gotten myself all wired up after blasting my way through the police ambush and made it to the next level. I hope this broad Elizabeth is worth saving, although I have my doubts. I might have to drink the "Buroughs Vigor" and throw her off a ledge if she annoys me too much.
 

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Atom Smasher said:
I might have to drink the "Buroughs Vigor" and throw her off a ledge if she annoys me too much.
Hahahahahaahhh
 

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lets play fallout 2 instead
 

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Dude!!! Is that the air game? I played the first Bioshock and it was definitely one of the best, craziest, most intense games I ever played. It was like living out a science fiction horror film. Very cool.

I don't know about this new game though. I guess I'll have to check it out now that SS has mentioned it
 

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Yeah, it's the one with the floating city with the islands connected with skylines that you can eventually travel on.

If you thought BioShock was good, you'll love Infinite. The world they've created is incredible.
 

"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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