"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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Can you create your country?

SamePendo

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Can you get a country that has some kind of... validity... official-ness?

I was thinking that maybe I could request my country to give me a Island. And then proceed to do something to get recognition as a country.. maybe start by getting my own country to recognize my independence maybe?
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Crusader

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That's a good idea! I have my own country. As soon as your country is legal I can invade it claim it to be mine. I'll simply annex your country.
 

OzyBoy

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Yeah creating your own country would be fun but the only problems i think you would have would be having the country you are in recognising it. But it would have a few problems and national security wouldn't be very good as anyone could invade it pretty easily. Yeah i would call it ozyland.
 
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