"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Goji and Maca

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Last semester I spent in Buenos Aires, Argentina. While Argentine steak is the best in the world, now and then I'd need something lighter and go to the juice bar across the street. They had a variety of optional added supplements, some of which I tried. my favorites by far were

Goji berries, which I added to my smoothies (they're dry and tasteless when dried, so mixing them in helps). Supposedly, the world's most nutritionally dense food.

Maca, which tastes lousy but definitely seemed to give me an energy/libido boost.

The ones I didn't like were bee pollen and wheatgrass, just because the taste was so bad i couldn't get them down even if they were good for me.

The guys who ran the place were all health nuts, so i trusted their advice. Any second opinions?
 
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"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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Exotic fruits are becoming more and more popular, and Goji is fine, as well as Acai, Mangosteen, Pomegranate, etc etc.

Look for more fruit in the near future in the nutraceutical industry. It has only begun to sprout.

For instance.. Lychee, Abiu, Durian, Jakfruit, Matisia, etc etc.

Prob is, you wont hear most exotic fruits talked about, but they WILL get popular. The hardest part about exotic and tropical fruit is the importing, and making sure it gets where it is supposed to. Mainly shipping costs involved.

Anyway, lots of good fruit out there. Eat it all. Just dont eat ALL exotic fruit unless you know how to eat it. Some have particular things you can and cant eat.
 
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MACA is awesome for libido. Agreed!
 
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Man, goji berries are expensive in the states... 4 ounces are like 8 dollars at Whole foods.
 

"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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i just take what it says on the label, or 1500 mg. Of course that's Maca extract: if i were using the raw stuff I don't know how much you should take.
 
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I always like trying new stuff so I'll check it out.

Lychee, Jackfruite, and the like are all Thai, so I've had these with my Thai girlfriend.

One of them is nasty Durian. Don't try it.
 
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I second that.

Honestly, don't even allow Durian enterance into your house. Even tightly wrapped, it will cause everything to smell attrocious. If it finds its way into your refrigerator...you might as well throw everything out, including the refrigerator.
 
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Durian is banned in public in Indonesia just because it smells so bad. According to a book I have durian smells like "you buried somebody holding a big wheel of blue cheese in his arms and then dug him up a week later".
 
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Durian is banned in public in Indonesia just because it smells so bad.
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Haha, that would be nice. Sadly that's just a myth... I've lived there for a year(parents developing land out there), and the outdoor markets absolutely reek of durian. Coincidentally, the first time I tried durian was over there. Worst thirty seconds of my life.

According to a book I have durian smells like "you buried somebody holding a big wheel of blue cheese in his arms and then dug him up a week later".
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Bible_Belt said:
I just got hooked on pomegranate juice.
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No no: if you eat pomegranate seeds you have to stay in the Underworld.
 
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