"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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Calling all Poker Players

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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.
 

"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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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..
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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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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