"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.

Read more...

How do you keep from withering away after injury?

J

JCballin88

Senior Don Juan
Joined
May 21, 2009
Messages
270
Reaction score
10
Location
FL
Well guys,

I'm pretty devastated about my immediate-lifting future after suffering what feels like a significant shoulder injury playing basketball yesterday.

Long story short, I was blindsided by a 290lb bowling-ball of a man who was attempting to intercept a long outlet pass which was heading my way. I didn't even see him until he plowed straight through my left shoulder and the next thing I knew I was spinning down flat on the ground.

Today, I can't even lift my arm without excruciating pain shooting through my shoulder. I'll probably give it one more day and then get it checked out.

It's pretty apparent at this point that I won't be doing anything overly strenuous for a while. My question is, how can I keep from shriveling up and wasting all the nice gains I've been experiencing over the past few months?
 

"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.

Read more...

C

CarlitosWay

Master Don Juan
Joined
Dec 8, 2009
Messages
830
Reaction score
24
Location
In the damn boonies...of Michigan
JCballin88 said:
Well guys,

I'm pretty devastated about my immediate-lifting future after suffering what feels like a significant shoulder injury playing basketball yesterday.

Long story short, I was blindsided by a 290lb bowling-ball of a man who was attempting to intercept a long outlet pass which was heading my way. I didn't even see him until he plowed straight through my left shoulder and the next thing I knew I was spinning down flat on the ground.

Today, I can't even lift my arm without excruciating pain shooting through my shoulder. I'll probably give it one more day and then get it checked out.

It's pretty apparent at this point that I won't be doing anything overly strenuous for a while. My question is, how can I keep from shriveling up and wasting all the nice gains I've been experiencing over the past few months?
Click to expand...
Just do what I would do, just keep protein intake still coming every few hours. This might be a time to utilize machines more and just take it real easy and light, yet I imagine you can still hit legs real hard. If you could shed a few lbs of fat, now is the time to do some morning cardio and if I were you I'd at least call a good physical therapist. Hopefully you have insurance. Yet it's too hard to judge over an internet forum.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
22 Rules for Massive Success With Women
Top