"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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doctoroxygen

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I'm curious if anyone here is into climbing - rock, ice or bouldering. I started about two years ago, stopped for a long time, then started back into in the last month. It's awesome exercise.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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I'm picking it up too. Seems to be more and more hotties getting into it! :up:
 

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I am looking into climbing. I want to do expedition climbing when I get some cash. I might go to Alaska to work as a fish processor this summer. Looking to take an ice climbing class as a reward and maybe hit up the Denalis but more likely a smaller range.

Celadus
 

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Celadus said:
I might go to Alaska to work as a fish processor this summer.
Do you actually know what you're getting yourself into? Good luck with that if you choose to do it, as you're not going to stop smelling like fish for a very long time - and I hear those women in Alaska really have it going on. :rolleyes:

Rock climbing here in Louisiana is pretty much nonexistant. There are a few spots at LSU that have the facilities for it (bouldering walls, etc) but for the most part nobody around here is interested.
 

"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.

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doctoroxygen

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One of my friends did that fish processing for three weeks last summer. Loads of money, terrible time. Funny sh!t.
 

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Did he quit?

I think it will be ok...I will probably be taking on a Stock Trading job that pays on commission so I need to suck it up and save some money to live on until I am profitable.

Celadus
 

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i went through a rock climbing training course before, awesome stuff! Its amazing how you can do things you never thought possible before.. We did a lot of urban climbing and stuff too. I miss it, I should get into it again.
 
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