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user43770
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I was just being nice. I'm not that great.
Knights out early, queen out late, castle when you can.
And be aggressive with your center pawns! People are still getting me with that sh1t
You think I would learn smh
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Knights out early, queen out late, castle when you can.
And be aggressive with your center pawns! People are still getting me with that sh1t
You think I would learn smh
"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.
wow, you sound like a cunning chess player.
And you learned this just recently?
Thanks for the succinct tips.
mrgoodstuff
Master Don Juan
Right.Man, you were talking about chess.com in here.Next thing, Facebook starts showing me ads for chess.com coaching
mrgoodstuff
Master Don Juan
Man was complaining about his wife next thing he knew she was at his next destination and slapped him in the face.
9-3enthusiast
Senior Don Juan
I learned as a kid (maybe 9 or 10) from the older boy next door, and by the end of the school summer break I was beating him - LOL.
Have played on and off ever since - I was never a particularly good player, but neither are the majority who also play - so I managed to be best in my school yeargroup age 16 and went unbeaten 3 yrs while at Uni - Had a workmate for a few years who played well, those games were enjoyable.
I taught my daughter to play from her being about 10-ish, and she did beat me a few times during her teens though the last time I played an actual person (as opposed to computer) was about 15 yrs ago.
I used to watch some Youtube channels on the subject, though a lot were way beyond my level, I could at least get the gist of what they were saying...
most of the time haha!
And as for being a dork! - Well I've always been a geek/nerd/dork/whatever...
Be proud of your geekdom - wear it like a badge of honour - LOL
"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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user43770
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I've been utilizing the "flip the board" option for the past week or so (chess.com app), and it's really made a difference in my play.
One of the downsides to being an introvert is that you can be oblivious to the minor details that could make your life easier.
One of the downsides to being an introvert is that you can be oblivious to the minor details that could make your life easier.
