"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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Faith in humanity, restored

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Months ago I went to this pharmacy and I thought the cashier gave me less change, I was missing the equivalent of five dollars. I asked the cashier something about it and the cashier looked at me confused and said everything was ok.

I was in a hurry and five dollars is nothing so I left and forgot about it. I returned days ago and the cashier recognized me instantly and gave me the five dollars. It was all an honest mistake and the cashier had figured it out that by the shift´s end when there was 5 extra bugs; the cashier had stored the money away, waiting for months to give it back to me.

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"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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It would probably be my Military Service in a nutshell. Sure I met a bunch of @ssholes but there everywhere, but I met plenty of great people who saved my behind a few times from a few close calls and took me into their homes during holidays or events where I'm away from my family etc. Good stuff.
 
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