"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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Calling all Poker Players

DJKid

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Hey just curious if there were any other poker fanatics on here...

How often do you all play and what sites do you play on?

I like playing cash 1-2NL games and I play a little online at PokerStars. I'm looking to start playing in more tournaments so if anyone plays routinely just respond to this thread.
 

"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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Italia

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Sup

Im a big poker fan myself. Hey if you wanna play some poker or wanna just talk about poker PM me.
 

wolf116

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Online poker player here. I'm training hard ATM looking to turn pro at some stage.
 

DJKid

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Italia check your inbox.

Wolf you play on PokeStars? What kind of games or tourneys do you play? I might be playing in a 1-2 NL cash game tomorrow wish me luck lol..
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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TheMainMan

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I thought Bush had banned online poker in the states?

Love the game.

Anyone read 'The making of a poker player' by matt matross? Good intro book.
 

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r0cky said:
I play once in a while. Won a couple bucks at a tournament in atlantic city last month
Nice. I'm heading to AC in a few weeks. Where was the tourny and how much was the buy in and prize?
 
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