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.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
If you decide to go rifle, get a damn good scope and zero it in within a few inches or closer at the Range for obvious reasons…I personally like fishing better than killing birds or animals. Best fishing success is from a boat though, unless you’re surf side or on a good lake dock …
Both are a learning experience, however a good shotgun or rifle are obviously more expensive than good fishing gear, but fish are easier to clean…
The expense depends on your level of involvement and dedication to your chosen sport.
Crossbow is your answer.I've been meaning to get into it. I have a ton of deer that come on my property. I'm legal to shoot and hunt, but I've been looking into getting a bow since I can't use a gun being close to the town.
I have been cleaning deer forever, but I still use Youtube every time I skin one.This fall I'm going to learn how to slaughter and de-feather chickens. I also need to learn how to gut a deer if I'm going to shoot one. There's places around here that will give a live demonstration on how to gut an animal. I'm just keeping an eye out for the next one that pops up.
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.