"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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diarrhea and losing weight

Jay-X

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last saturday i had a tremendous diarrhea and it lasted until a couple of days ago (though it became less and less powerful). this morning, i weighed my self and i noticed i had lost almost 10 pounds:( can this be related to diarrhea? i've been eating less than usual these days, since i was on a trip to another city, but i don't think that eating a bit less than normal (i have never been hungry, i just didn't overeat) can make you lose 10 pounds...
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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You've lost a ton of water weight.
 

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i don't think so, since i haven't been on creatine for the last 2 months...

anyway, i noticed my arms haven't become smaller, just my pecs look a lil bit less bulky, but nothing to worry... dunno what has happened, i have also noticed that my bodyfat has dropped down to 9% (i used to be around 10.5%)

what the fùck is up with me?!
 

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it doesnt matter if you've been on creatine or not.

it was WATER WEIGHT.
 

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Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
You've lost a ton of water weight.
+1
 

"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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The diarrhea caused you to expel litres upon litres of water. It is not unusual for someone to lose 10 pounds after a long bout of diarrhea.
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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No offense but you had better learn a bit more about body chemistry. Not understanding this type of thing can really hurt you if you are do intense training and/or use supplements.
 

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Doesn't creatine add more water to your muscles to make them larger too? Either way, you lost water weight.
 

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i had tonsalitus last week (throat infection caused by bacteria) and was in a kind of feverishness state, sweating a lot, i havent been near a scales since, but i definatly felt like i lost soem weight, hopefully its just water then.
 

"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.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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Originally posted by NYC Dude
Doesn't creatine add more water to your muscles to make them larger too? Either way, you lost water weight.
The body needs much more water than that.
 
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