Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
It's not 120/0.5, it's 120*0.5=60 grams of fat.Originally posted by DJKondor:
but i cant get the fat levels to a decent amount as 120/.5 is 240g and im pretty sure that is waaaayyy over what its supposed to be, plus i cant find anything with high protein levels and low carb levels, any help is appreciated
Yes, it's totally normal.Originally posted by DJKondor:
cool man, i just went weight training for the first time and ive never seen my muscles grow so fast, theres a little problem though, is it normal for your arms to feel like they've bin hit with a great big hammer, they're really sore, even when you slightly press them, it really hurts, especially the biceps?
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.
Yeah its normal.. doesnt it just feel great? i love that feelingis it normal for your arms to feel like they've bin hit with a great big hammer, they're really sore, even when you slightly press them, it really hurts, especially the biceps?
I used to get so freakin sore I couldn't MOVE my arms two days later. Nowadays I can rip the hell out of them and feel little to nothing later.Originally posted by DJKondor:
theres a little problem though, is it normal for your arms to feel like they've bin hit with a great big hammer, they're really sore, even when you slightly press them, it really hurts, especially the biceps?
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.