"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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Darius Rucker

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I guess he was the singer for Hootie and the Blowfish. I just saw him on Jimmy Kimmel live and he sings country now. I don't think I ever seen a black guy seeing country, but why not it's kind of like rock and roll. I think he sounds a lot better than most rap singers. I think rap sucks.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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Hootie is a great band and coming from someone like me whose never been much into country music thats saying a lot. :up:
 

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Hootie was good. Just overplayed. Darius Rucker can sing his ass off.
 

"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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I used to like Hootie back when they first came out, but now I think that music sucks. But Rucker is a great singer. He's been singing country ever since he went solo which was quite awhile back. Just pulled up one of his videos on youtube, his country sounds pretty poppy to me, more pop rock than country. Sorta like Maroon 5 but with a twangy guitar. I don't know if that's "real" country.

I don't care for too much rap now, but it's one of those music styles that too varied to say you just flat out "rapping", it's like saying, "I hate music where they play guitars".

Just a little trivia, there's been a long time debate in hiphop circles whether Blondie invented rap, most say it's not true. But nonetheless whether she got the idea from someone else or not, this is the first popular song with rapping in it. Fast forward to 2:00 in :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-0BLV04vbE
 

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I am a black guy and most of what I listen to is country. The only rap/rnb I listen to is inspirational or patriotic stuff like, "Overtime" or "Successful".

But I will probably go down on Roseanne for some Brad Paisley or Trace Atkins concert tickets


lol ROSEANNE!

Thats near suicide.lol
 

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speakeasy said:
Just pulled up one of his videos on youtube, his country sounds pretty poppy to me, more pop rock than country. Sorta like Maroon 5 but with a twangy guitar. I don't know if that's "real" country.
True, I don't find it to be "real" country music either. Most mainstream country today is "pop country" though. Just a process music goes through. Most of the newer country singers are younger individuals who grew up influenced by MANY kinds of music. Likewise, they're singing to a younger crowd too. Modern country is "country" enough to appeal to older listeners while still appealing to the younger generations. Typical traditional country (Hank Williams, etc.) is too out-of-touch for the younger crowd, I doubt it would get much air-time.

However, for what it is Darius Ruckers music is good. Not only is he a good singer, but he has catchy tunes that most people can relate to. Not to mention for a black singer to become popular with a country crowd is a testament to his talent.
 

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My friend's step dad is a Korean country singer. His versatility in the bar scene also helped him earn the affectionate title of "The Chinese Elvis". haha
 

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Lol I'll be the Minority

I love Rap. Just not a lot of the Main stream garbage
 

"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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Everytime I turn on the country channel it looks like a rap video is playing. Hell even the songs are sounding like rap songs, using hiphop vernacular and dancing an all that. Kinda wack if you ask me LOL. fkin country...sheesh
 

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Julian said:
Everytime I turn on the country channel it looks like a rap video is playing. Hell even the songs are sounding like rap songs, using hiphop vernacular and dancing an all that. Kinda wack if you ask me LOL. fkin country...sheesh
To use hip hop vernacular, one of my favorite things about country music was that it was the only mainstream genre that really "kept it real." Songs about life, real life. Not every night is a threesome on top of a table full of cocaine or a gunfight from Pulp Fiction. In fact, no nights are like that for me...that I remember. But most nights and days are covered in some country song somewhere. And I'm a dude from Philly. It was hugely popular but almost totally non-mainstream in content and character. Existing side-by-side with everything else, but not decaying in morals. So I could respect that.

But not anymore. By no means has country gone the way of pop/rock/rap, but it's on it's way. Alot of the younger artists have gone slutty, or gangster (relatively), or poppy. The outlaws are dying, the alterna-hippies make good songs but are completely ignored and out-of-touch, and the kids are rapping. So sad.
 

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FairShake said:
But not anymore. By no means has country gone the way of pop/rock/rap, but it's on it's way. Alot of the younger artists have gone slutty, or gangster (relatively), or poppy. The outlaws are dying, the alterna-hippies make good songs but are completely ignored and out-of-touch, and the kids are rapping. So sad.
That's why I listen mostly to electronica these days.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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