"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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Does This Video Put You Off From Taking The Vaccine?

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Nobody's freedom was taken away, though.
When people were arrested for not wearing masks (outside), and church services were forced to disband, I would say freedoms were taken. A lot of it seemed like a test run to see what people would tolerate, and they would tolerate a lot.
 

"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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When people were arrested for not wearing masks (outside),
Where did this happen?

and church services were forced to disband, I would say freedoms were taken.
All in person gatherings were limited capacity. Nothing specific to church.

A lot of it seemed like a test run to see what people would tolerate, and they would tolerate a lot.
Test run for what?
 

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Where did this happen?
There have been many occurrences of this. The incident below got quite a bit of press:

https://abc7.com/woman-arrested-for...-face-logan-hocking-isd-alicia-kitts/6555132/

in person gatherings were limited capacity. Nothing specific to church.
Churches were deemed unessential. Liquor stores were not. But many people were forced to close their businesses during the pandemic.
I know you will say this was all for health reasons, but I prefer to err on the side of freedom.

Test run for what?
Test run for taking more freedoms, which really translates into grabbing more power for themselves. Who are they? The state, the oligarchy, the elite, the politicians.
 

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There have been many occurrences of this. The incident below got quite a bit of press:

https://abc7.com/woman-arrested-for...-face-logan-hocking-isd-alicia-kitts/6555132/
She was asked multiple times to put on a mask or leave the venue. She refused.

Churches were deemed unessential. Liquor stores were not. But many people were forced to close their businesses during the pandemic.
I know you will say this was all for health reasons, but I prefer to err on the side of freedom.
This is misleading. Churches moved to virtual services because they could not meet capacity restrictions and still operate. How does a church host service while indoor public gatherings are restricted?

Test run for taking more freedoms, which really translates into grabbing more power for themselves. Who are they? The state, the oligarchy, the elite, the politicians.
Governments don’t need a pandemic to “take freedoms.” Are implying this was globally orchestrated?
 

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How does a church host service while indoor public gatherings are restricted?
I recall one case where they were holding a drive in service, and the police came and broke it up.
I'm not really interested in debating whether or not the lockdowns were justified, that's been done a zillion times.
I'm just making a blanket statement that freedoms were restricted.

Governments don’t need a pandemic to “take freedoms.” Are implying this was globally orchestrated?
I'm not big on conspiracy theories, although I'm sure there is more happening behind the scenes on a global scale than we know.
I just think there were people and organizations who used the pandemic as an opportunity to grab more power and influence for themselves, and as a side result of that, freedoms were restricted. I don't think they wanted to take freedoms as an end unto itself, just to be mean.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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When people were arrested for not wearing masks (outside), and church services were forced to disband, I would say freedoms were taken. A lot of it seemed like a test run to see what people would tolerate, and they would tolerate a lot.
One thing they knew people would not tolerate is liquor store closures.
 
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