"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.
FR: This was Awesome!!!
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
I actually laughed out loud when at the part where you insult (not neg-hit) the chicks.
The shoe insult and the butcher shop insult. Pure hilarity.
Seriously, funny stuff.
affliction
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Haha. I think this is actually a good neg. Yeah, it's an insult, but it's too funny to take offense to. It's a shame you wasted it on the LSE chick. Steer clear of those! I think it'd get a good reaction from a normal girl.
bbestar
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then once they frown... I just smile...and just say,, im just fVcking with you
"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.
King of You
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h2o
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hahahaha, that whole FR was hilarious.
What if I took my gurl to a club and some guy whose bigger than me, much bigger than me made my gf cry like ur story. I would get mad too. And what would arguing do. Well the fact she's crying over some dumb shi*t like that is retarted. But what if he was bothering her, and my gf told him to stop and he wouldnt. It would be my responsibilty to get him to stop. BUt i cant fight the guy cuz ill lose, but i guess its my job to close my eyes and swing anyway. How would i stop a guy from bothering my gf in a club? Im very skinny.
And i dont want to avoid the clubs out of fear thats retarted.
isotope
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you could tell the bouncers on him
or just start the fight but make sure the bouncers are nearby and see you. That way they will break it up before you get your ass kicked.
and make sure he doesnt have any friends nearby
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.