"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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I'm on a low carb low calorie low fat diet. Im inlove with soda (just like most of the world) Since i started this diet, i put soda aside since its bad for you. Then i checked out diet soda and pepsi one and they have 0 or 1 calorie and no sugar, no carbs. Do you guys think that this would be fine?

I asked a former body builder and he said NO, absolutely no soda.

what do you guys think?
 

"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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i don't know about bb aspect of diet soda but I know that it has aspartame as sugar substitude. aspartame is not all that healthy so I would avoid those products if I were you.

If you really don't like drinking water alone, I would recommend sparkling water.
 

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Sugar substitutes scare me more than the sugar.

Go for a Gatorade like drink if you have to have something.

Water is best though. I keep a jug on my desk at work, one in the car, one in the gym bag and of course one in the freidge at home.
 

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Originally posted by Reto
Sugar substitutes scare me more than the sugar.

Go for a Gatorade like drink if you have to have something.

Water is best though. I keep a jug on my desk at work, one in the car, one in the gym bag and of course one in the freidge at home.
Gatorade is full of sugar and won't work for someone doing low-carb.

Aspartame gives me migraines.

Try the Hanson's diet soda's that are made with Splenda, which is a sugar substitute made from sugar and is zero carb per serving.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Stick to the 'no sugar' sodas . This is what i do and it has about 1 calorie per can compared to about 170 for a can of regular soda.
 

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When you exhale, your body breathes OUT carbon dioxide. You know those little bubbles in soda? Yep, carbon dioxide. Why are you putting something into your body, that your body is trying to get rid of???? Drop sodas entirely. If you don't like the taste of plain water, then drink chilled herbal tea.

Splenda by the way IS made from sugar. They replace a few carbon molecules with CHLORINE molecules. (Yes, chlorine as in bleach.) The only non-chemical, non life threatening sugar replacement is "Stevia". It tastes sweet and is purely natural plant extract with no calories. You can pick it up at any health food store.
 
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