"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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French Airstrike on ISIL

Tictac

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I've never had much use for the French. I did a lot of business there in the 90s and found them both feckless and imperious (for no discernible reason).

But it takes a large amount of balls to conduct air strikes against ISIL when 10% of your population is Muslim.
 

"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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Given how the Aussies just stopped a domestic terror cell that planned to publicly behead an Australian citizen, I wouldnt be surprised if the next Western terror attack occurs in Australia or France. They have both stepped up big in their support of an offensive against ISIS.
 

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Not really because ISIL has been mostly fighting and terrorizing other Muslims and most Muslims have been calling for or at least supportive of western airstrikes against ISIL. Muslims only recognize terrorism committed by muslims against other muslims.

Of course any involvement risks retaliation from some extreme muslim group, but they don't really need an excuse.
 
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