zekko
Master Don Juan
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I thought so. Joker was good though.Better than "Joker"?
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.
I thought so. Joker was good though.Better than "Joker"?
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.
I thought so. Joker was good though.
I beg to differ, although certainly the main character in both were MentalCels. Joker showed an incredible character arc from a nice but a bit kooky MentalCel to a killer, due to all the torment heaped upon him in life. Taxi Driver showed a guy that could not relate to women in a normal way - e.g., the way that he took the beautifully glamorous Cybill Shepherd on a first date to a porno movie, LOL.Joker is a terrible ripoff of Taxi Driver.
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Expressing such heretical thoughts out loud seems to have earned you an excommunication. Pity. I always enjoyed our conversations, and found your thoughts intellectually stimulatingJoker is a terrible ripoff of Taxi Driver.
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.
Me too!I'm getting a page saying payment required.
I would say The Joker was influenced by Taxi Driver, rather than a ripoff of it.
Yes, as amazing as it sounds, Phoenix did the all-time best acting job that did not require wearing a hoop dress. Very powerful movie.I haven't seen the The Joker...is Phoenix better than Heath Ledger?
Does it matter what row you're in when the plane is going down?If you're in the front row but looking back, you're in the last row.
Does matter what row you're in when the plane is going down?
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.
I always hated blink 182 and their spinoffs, though i grew to appreciate blink 182 in my older ageThose fellas imparted unto the world some very deleterious lessons
Yeah, you're clearly more of a Korn guyI always hated blink 182 and their spinoffs...
I definitely went through a korn phase. That was my transition from rap to metal.Yeah, you're clearly more of a Korn guy
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
And at his feet, you've learned to "uncover" signs that the planet is going to hell in a handcart, then mistake this for insightful commentaryMusic is mostly boring I typically drive Bill Burr....
He's funny off the cuff. He understands the male/female dynamic, which is rare in comedians.And at his feet, you've learned to "uncover" signs that the planet is going to hell in a handcart, then mistake this for insightful commentary
Yes. Back row is best.Does it matter what row you're in when the plane is going down?