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.
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.
HAHAHAHA. Why else go to prison? :yes:Deus ex Pianoforte said:So you're plannning on having anal sex with men BEFORE you get into prison. Interesting.
Technically, assault is the threat of violence. If people witnessed him threaten you, you could get him arrested, or at least on police record with a restraining order.Jayer said:let me explain it this way
If he pushes me and I crack him one in the face would I get in trouble for assault? Thats why Im asking here does a push constitute a punch in the face? Again thats the only way I can beat this guy cause if he gets me in a choke hold or some **** I'm done.
You are probably right. But the truth is if something where to happend I would be scared on how I'd react. If I don't think this out if he got in my face I might just lose it and crack him one. But I agree maybe I shouldn't think too much about it. This is my same problem with approaching women.Adone said:Where the fùck do you live that you fear about being sued for something like a punch in the face, EVEN BEFORE doing it??? I think you're exaggerating your situation and overanalyzing all this stuff. You simply go on with your life, you surely don't stop playing basketball because of a jerk (you're not 9-yrs-old) and you don't think about him when he's not in your presence. When something happens, you'll decide how to react, but stop planning stuff before it happens.
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.
The thing is, I don't think you should worry about being sued by this guy. Why? Because he's a big guy, so it would already be a shame for him if you put him on the ground, let alone if he were to get you in front of a court. I'd worry much more about meeting him again after you KO'ed him.Jayer said:You are probably right. But the truth is if something where to happend I would be scared on how I'd react. If I don't think this out if he got in my face I might just lose it and crack him one. But I agree maybe I shouldn't think too much about it. This is my same problem with approaching women.
What's the beef anyways? What happened with the girl?Ok so there is this guy I have beef with over a girl who basically has told people that if he sees me somewhere he is going to kick my ass.
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.
People in Los Angeles are sue-happy. You may even get sued just because someone assumed you were thinking about maybe threatening them. Yeah, it's crazy...(not saying Jayer is from LA, but that's a place where you should be careful)Adone said:Where the fùck do you live that you fear about being sued for something like a punch in the face, EVEN BEFORE doing it??? I think you're exaggerating your situation and overanalyzing all this stuff. You simply go on with your life, you surely don't stop playing basketball because of a jerk (you're not 9-yrs-old) and you don't think about him when he's not in your presence. When something happens, you'll decide how to react, but stop planning stuff before it happens.
I totally agree.bigjohnson said:This whole fighting thing is dumb. What if you don't KO him? What if he has a knife, or a gun, or a bunch of half drunk friends with bats, knives and guns? People DIE from stupid crap like this.
Escalation of idiocy isn't a good trait.
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.
Interceptor said:Jayer, pretty much most of your problems with courage, critical decision making, assertiveness, legal terms and recognition of violent situations in the eyes of the law, and yes....real fighting skill would be SOLVED if you would just go to a Martial Arts/Reality Self Defense Based program.
Dude, come on, Jay. Really.
You already know the answer to this.
Get to training, and learn how to fvck someone up if you have to do.
Don't rely on imagining a "technique" or what would you do.
Get in there and train, you will not have to think about it, you just do it, and let loose on his or anybody's a$$.
Don't be afraid of this guy. And don't FCS be scared to sweat a little and hit some focus mitts or spar a little.
Get in there, man.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.