"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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Flooring for Home Gym

elmnick

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Pretty self explanatory really
What would you say is the best flooring for a home gym? wooden boards, carpet ...?
does it matter?
 

"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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stronglifts

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elmnick said:
Pretty self explanatory really
What would you say is the best flooring for a home gym? wooden boards, carpet ...?
does it matter?
Wooden boards are perfect. Rubber mats are handful to keep the noise down.
 

TheVirtualMind

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stronglifts said:
Wooden boards are perfect. Rubber mats are handful to keep the noise down.
Depends if he drops the weight after a set or if he goes really heavy. Wood boards/floors can splinter, dent, warp, ect.

I know Sports Authority was having a sale on some of that rubber flooring you see in gyms.
 
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