"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Favorite battle in a movie?

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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Another one that comes to mind is the house scene in the Transporter.
Kiss of the Dragon fight with the karate guys.
 

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The whole of the film 300

The last fight in 'welcome to the jungle (the rundown)'
 

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I absolutely hated the movie, but loved the fight scene in the movie "Pearl Harbor"

If they had just two pure hours of bloody battles like that, I think men would put millions of dollars just to see it over and over again. Oh wait, that was Rambo on a shorter scale. Nevermind.

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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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comic_relief said:
I absolutely hated the movie, but loved the fight scene in the movie "Pearl Harbor"

If they had just two pure hours of bloody battles like that, I think men would put millions of dollars just to see it over and over again. Oh wait, that was Rambo on a shorter scale. Nevermind.

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Yeah Pearl Harbor was pretty lame, but the actual fight was spectacular.
 

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-Last of the Mohicans(last 15 mins. of the movie...breath-taking) :woo:
-Star Wars ep. III(battle between Anakin and Obi Wan/Yoda and Supreme Emperor Palpatine)
-Troy
-Transformers(Scorponok desert assualt/high battle/battle between autobots and deceptacons)
-Wanted
-V for Vendetta(fight with the soldiers)
-Matrix Trilogy
 

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I really liked Saving Private Ryan fight scenes. The last one in the movie is an emotional rollercoaster...fvcking amazing.

Other good battles

My fav LOTR battle - Helms Deep - the end when Gandalf is leading the troops sends chills up and down my spine

BraveHeart - Stirling

Gladiator - opening battle - friggin AMAZING

300 - The fight with the Immortals

Pirates 3 - too cool when they fight in the whirlpool in the ocean. Good scene
 

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With all this mention of Gladiator, I can't believe no one has mentioned the Battle of Carthage in the arena.

" My name is Gladiator... "
 

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The Army of Darkness

I like the battle where the kingdom was protecting the book against the undead army.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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