"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.

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Going in for surgery tomorrow

Atom Smasher

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Hey guys, just letting you know that I'll be going in for back surgery tomorrow and will probably be out for a week or so.

A couple years ago a woman who was texting rear-ended me while I was sitting at a light and she obliterated my disk, so they're going to do a fusion tomorrow.

Catch you guys later...

Atom
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Bokanovsky

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Good luck, buddy. Hope everything goes well!

Dealing with women can be a pain in more ways than one..
 

betheman

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Hope it all goes well AS
 

"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.

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j0504s

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I hope everything goes awsome, Just Neg the nurse you will wake up happy!
but seriously I wish you the best SMASHAAAA
 

plate's_empty

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I've had back surgery myself. Best of luck.

Also, make sure to tell them that your stomach is sensitive to Norcos so they'll give you the good stuff. ;)
 

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After 34 flights in 30 weeks I had so much back pain I couldn't move for 5 days. Just got out of traction at the chiropractor. Sorry to hear you need surgery. Best wishes.
 

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All the best AS.
 

j0504s

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Purefilth said:
All the best AS.
I expected a a "Walker" comment out of filth...how sweet of him not to poke fun at you :p :flowers: :flowers: :flowers:
filth ur a pimp
Atom go and SMASH some nursesss!
GL
Keep Spinning boyz,
J0504S
 

"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.

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VladPatton

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You'll be fine in no time, Atom.

Have a speedy recovery.
 

-Gripz-

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Best Wishes my man; remember a Don never stops gaming. I'll be looking for a hospital lay report. :up:
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Who Dares Win

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Good luck old man, hope everything will be great and you'll heal sooner than usual.
 

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j0504s said:
I expected a a "Walker" comment out of filth...how sweet of him not to poke fun at you :p :flowers: :flowers: :flowers:
filth ur a pimp
Atom go and SMASH some nursesss!
GL
Keep Spinning boyz,
J0504S
Plenty of time for that when he's well again. :flowers:
 

zekko

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Best of luck, Smasher. Try to relax and enjoy your down time.
 

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Thanks, guys. I appreciate the good wishes.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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