Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis

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I got a severe case of it today at the gym. My face swollen up like Will Smith in the movie Hitch. I didn't even know this was a thing. Anyone else suffer from this? I may post pictures later. Its freaking.
 

"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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Did a bee sting you between sets? Or suffered from a broken orbital bone and not known about it until under tension from lifting?
 

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I got a severe case of it today at the gym. My face swollen up like Will Smith in the movie Hitch. I didn't even know this was a thing. Anyone else suffer from this? I may post pictures later. Its freaking.
I have heard of this. I'm assuming you've seen a doctor and were given the diagnosis? I've been training for over 30 years and trained athletes for over 20 years. As far as any association to "Getting it at the gym," it wasn't the gym presa. I'll preface this with, "I'm not a doctor" and am not giving medical advice, but a likely scenario is you ate something prior to going to the gym or took some sort of antibiotic or pain reliever. It could be something you've eaten before and not had a problem with but the difference could be that you have never coupled it with some sort of aerobic activity. Just like when you lift or run, you are actually stressing the body in a controlled manner to get an adaptation response. However when you ingest something that for whatever reason, your body has a mild allergic reaction to, the additional stress of activity like exercise, can temporarily suppress your immune system enough for the allergic reaction to overburden your immune systems ability to counteract what you've ingested.
 

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I have heard of this. I'm assuming you've seen a doctor and were given the diagnosis? I've been training for over 30 years and trained athletes for over 20 years. As far as any association to "Getting it at the gym," it wasn't the gym presa. I'll preface this with, "I'm not a doctor" and am not giving medical advice, but a likely scenario is you ate something prior to going to the gym or took some sort of antibiotic or pain reliever. It could be something you've eaten before and not had a problem with but the difference could be that you have never coupled it with some sort of aerobic activity. Just like when you lift or run, you are actually stressing the body in a controlled manner to get an adaptation response. However when you ingest something that for whatever reason, your body has a mild allergic reaction to, the additional stress of activity like exercise, can temporarily suppress your immune system enough for the allergic reaction to overburden your immune systems ability to counteract what you've ingested.

Yes I think you are right bro. I think it was the additional stress like exercise that caused it. So this means that I have to clean up my diet of anything that can be allergenic. Thanks for the advice.
 

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Did a bee sting you between sets? Or suffered from a broken orbital bone and not known about it until under tension from lifting?
I dont think its a bee...I ate shellfish earlier that day. I am trying to upload the picture of my face. It was horrible. I was so embarassed walking out of the gym.
 
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"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 got a severe case of it today at the gym. My face swollen up like Will Smith in the movie Hitch. I didn't even know this was a thing. Anyone else suffer from this? I may post pictures later. Its freaking.
Man get a physical done and see a physician. Likely nothing but best to be safe.
 
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