"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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how long can you hold a "plank"?

metoo

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i"m currently up to 2 minutes, on toes and elbows, hands under my chin, spine held rigidly straight. I can also go 2 minutes seated on the floor, fingers interlaced at my navel, knees locked straight and heels held 6" off of the floor. Not one right after the other, but, say, on alternate days. I can take any man's bare knuckle punch to the navel. I've been able to do this for decades now. Can you?
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Huffman

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metoo said:
I can take any man's bare knuckle punch to the navel. I've been able to do this for decades now. Can you?
Nice, good conditioning, but this "any man" missed the right spot of course.
 

"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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metoo

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There are nearly 50 "right spots", given the right strike, angle and level of power. This is not about the ability to do damage, but rather about the fitness of one's abs.
 

OzyBoy

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Can only hold a plank for about 30 seconds before i collapse onto the ground in a heap. I have only just recently started doing it though. :cool: :cool:
 

Huffman

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metoo said:
There are nearly 50 "right spots", given the right strike, angle and level of power. This is not about the ability to do damage, but rather about the fitness of one's abs.
Good for your abs, I know it feels awesome and they're probably stronger than mine, so don't want to disrespect you. Although, if you can withstand "any man's hit" in a place where he's not going to hit, it just doesn't sound very awesome.
 

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PLENTY of men "think" that the stomach is a good spot to strike. Just like it never occurs to most men to grab and rip a man's nuts, ignorance man.
 

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Hell yes. We got punished in basic with planks and flutter kicks or simply were told to do them during PT other days. Now I do a lot of ab wheel work.
 

"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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