"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
How Many Of You Have Symptoms Of Covid?
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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.
i dont have that
but to think my housemates wont catch it and then infect me
that would be naivety!
zekko
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Hmmph.
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Yeah, that's why you have to mask the symptoms. I've itched to cough badly in stores and I hold it in until I'm in my car. I'm working on building my immune system because I"m worried about OTHER types of infections/issues that could be mistaken for covid. I've bought some natural allergy suppressants for when the pollen comes out from the blossoming trees in the spring in order to avoid my allergies being mistaken for covid. Once you have symptoms that you can't mask or control then you are screwed.
Atom Smasher
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"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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Georgepithyou
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So I went, asked the nurse Triage at the front desk for masks, spoke to the doctor there
She said im a low risk after asking me a bunch of questions, she said it's more os a risk od you catching it if you go in.
Been social distancing at home, working from home as well trying to avoid my family.
Symptoms seem to be getting a little better
Been taking vitamin D,Vitamin C and Zinc/Magnesium daily and that seems to have worked well.
Doctors don't take you in unless your critically sick, GPs don't prescribe you anything of value.
If anyone has more questions about symptoms or anything else I'm happy to answer.
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Nurses have time to do Tiktoks on the wards.
Purpose made Covid hospitals will never need to open.
Will the state take its boot off our neck now?
... Unlikely....
If you hydrate properly and your piss is yellow, know that this is the money you spent on supplements going down the toilet. Daily need for vitamin C is 65 to 90 milligrams (mg) a day. Some pills contain 10,000 mg.
Also know that you can overdose on Vitamin D. Just FYI. Don't get too crazy on pills.
"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.
Shrubber101
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No temperature as yet.
Bible_Belt
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This is the best care guide I have found. It is mostly cheap antioxidants. Intubation is probably killing as many people as the virus.
Medical Information/COVID Care Protocol - Eastern Virginia Medical School
(EVMS), Norfolk, Hampton Roads
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
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I almost don't know why they make such a fuss over the ventilators since it sounds like if you get to the point where you need a ventilator, you're pretty much screwed anyway. Still, a 20% chance of survival is better than none.
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The concept of this virus is just scary since you just hope and pray that it won't get any worst than whatever symptoms you currently have. That's the horror of it.
Please let us know how you are doing.
Bible_Belt
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They're not running a control, though. There is a lot of speculation right now that the ventilators are doing more harm than good. That 80% who died, a lot of them might have lived without being intubated. We don't know without a control group, which isn't going to happen because that would be experimenting with human lives. I, for one, am never letting myself get put on a vent. I'd rather take my chances of dying in peace than be a victim of healthcare.
"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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Two people under our care have died. One had severe underlying health problems. And the other was in his 80s.
This is nothing unusual. People die everyday. I could get tested but I don't see the point. This lockdown is absolute horse ****.
Georgepithyou
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Not everyone gets a fever but most do, people could have the virus but never show any symtoms.
The dangerous thing is they are still a carrier and they spread it
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Well I've probably given it to most of my family.
Bible_Belt
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"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.