"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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For those still married and happy after 20+ years

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Saw this recent tweet by Ming Na Wen (you'll know her if you see her) posting a tweet of an old wedding photo of her and her husband eloping to Hawaii 22 years ago today. Obviously still together after all this time, and still together after all these years.

Unusual for a Hollywood type right?

Though there are some embittered folks here that pretty much have written off marriage altogether, does seeing something like this make you slightly think otherwise? That these 22 year married "unicorns" can find each other? I know non-Hollywood types like this, regular friends that still have marriages going strong...friends in their 40s on up and divorce is not even on their minds.
 

"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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Here's what I see:

-Less than 5% of the married population enjoys their marriage.
-30% of the married population is not happy.
-65% of the married population is just rolling thru life on cruise control staying in the comfort zone. They tolerate their marriages for a multitude of reasons.
 
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Who knows how many times they cheated on each other, if they had an open marriage or not for x amount of those 20 years etc.. If it was like a nuclear marriage from the 60s that would be nice. But for all the work and headache and heartache that comes with most modern marriages I would not change my mind about the institution of marriage. I'd rather play the lottery.
 
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