WhitePimp
Master Don Juan
I also ride my bike when I'm stressed or not stressed...but I actively search out harder routes when I'm pissed.
"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.
How do you relieve stress?
- Thread starter BigDawg
- Start date
"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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Nice to see another cyclist in the forum. I've always felt that using exercise as a diversion was the best way to relieve stress and make you more fit at the same time. It definitely has a different outcome than just boozing it up.
wavejams007
Master Don Juan
I come to this website and pick on the newbies! Just kidding.
WastelandWarrior
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How do you relieve stress? .... burn one.
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Go to my happy corner and cry 
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."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.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
i evict people.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
There's a sexist joke in there that's straining to get out y'know....
penkitten
Master Don Juan
i manage hud apartments. really.Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
There's a sexist joke in there that's straining to get out y'know....
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
I knew there was a reasonable explanation but my mind chooses to amuse itself in its own way...
penkitten
Master Don Juan
why does that sound so familiar?Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
I knew there was a reasonable explanation but my mind chooses to amuse itself in its own way...
"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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Does the voices in your head amuse you too?
penkitten
Master Don Juan
actually i wanted to say, spoken like a true man... however i thought that might be a mean thing to say ...Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
Does the voices in your head amuse you too?
Stress is good for you - it shows you're working hard, and that you're human. But a lot of people deal with it badly.
By the way, these tips are useful for picking up women too, since they teach you how to deal with rejection, too. In fact, if you can deal well with stress, you can deal well with any negative emotion.
Important things to do:
Take the time to ask yourself why you're stressed.
Get in touch with nature by taking a walk or something. Fresh air relieves stress naturally.
Meditate/Pray, whichever is your persuasion.
Distract yourself by accomplishing some relaxing goal like playing a game or an instrument.
Take a shower.
Create a plan to eliminate stress in the future. For me, that plan involves getting women. Wish me luck haha,
D
By the way, these tips are useful for picking up women too, since they teach you how to deal with rejection, too. In fact, if you can deal well with stress, you can deal well with any negative emotion.
Important things to do:
Take the time to ask yourself why you're stressed.
Get in touch with nature by taking a walk or something. Fresh air relieves stress naturally.
Meditate/Pray, whichever is your persuasion.
Distract yourself by accomplishing some relaxing goal like playing a game or an instrument.
Take a shower.
Create a plan to eliminate stress in the future. For me, that plan involves getting women. Wish me luck haha,
D
If I'm stressed - meditation
When I'm FED UP WITH ALL OF IT - go for a LONG walk, or just about anything that involves using a lot of energy and agressivity. I think the perfect thing would be a martial art sparring with a friend.
What I don't do is to talk to any female friends I hate not having full control over myself >_<
When I'm FED UP WITH ALL OF IT - go for a LONG walk, or just about anything that involves using a lot of energy and agressivity. I think the perfect thing would be a martial art sparring with a friend.
What I don't do is to talk to any female friends
I hate not having full control over myself >_<I listen to aggressive music.
Shoot some motivation bursts with my 7.62mm assault rifle.
And soon gonna shout to my rookie squad. I'm in the Finnish army you know
Sometimes walks are good.
Sports are always good. Gives you really good feeling afterwards.
Shoot some motivation bursts with my 7.62mm assault rifle.
And soon gonna shout to my rookie squad. I'm in the Finnish army you know
Sometimes walks are good.
Sports are always good. Gives you really good feeling afterwards.
"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.
undesputable
Master Don Juan
HA what a pvssy.Originally posted by Pure Drive +
I cry myself to sleep because I got mad and hit the door too hard with my hand.