"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Death and guilt

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tj

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Hopefully, this post might inspire people to avoid my mistake.



As I grow older I am seeing more and more people pass-which would make sense obviously.

Still, I keep dropping the ball. I hear about someone sick and keep telling myself I will visit. Then bam the die before I get to see them. Then I end up feeling like sht because I didn't take action.

I feel guilty that I didn't go see them and have the last '"peace" talk.

For what it is worth.

Peace
 

"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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What is there to say? Go see more people before they die.
 

joekerr31

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death is the ultimate mind f*ck. no one likes to confront death.

when we lose someone we care about all our false illusions about what life is about come crashing down.

you're probably avoiding these people because subconsciously you don't want to face death and visiting this people and seeing death in action scares the sh*t out of you.
 

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I have lost plenty of people that were close to me to death. Its fvcking sad for us that have to live life without them. After a while you start to realize that in life there is alot of suffering. But there is nothing we can do, just hope that they are in a better place.

I am not afraid of too many things but death is probably my biggest fear.
 

"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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penkitten

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joekerr31 said:
death is the ultimate mind f*ck.
boy you said it, at least it seems like this for those of us that get left behind.

however, i hear that the actual process of death (feeling the ultimate warmth and love and bright light that surrounds you) for the person that is passing.
 

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joekerr31 said:
death is the ultimate mind f*ck. no one likes to confront death.
Yet people are more afraid of public speech :confused:

People in general are weird and unconvential. Exploring their nature is what makes life so cool to me:up:
 
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