"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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How much time do you spend?

kk2004

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Im just curious to know how much time people spend on diffrent activites, or in other words how people spend thier free time, and how much hanging/chilling out people do with guys and girls.

I usually see my friends maybe twice a week, for about 4-5 hours each time. I hang out with one friend at a time, I have two good friends.

I also have a group of five friends whom I see maybe once or twice every two weeks. The five guys are in a clique.

Maybe two weekends out of the four in a month I will come home late at around 3:00am. I dont go clubbing, its usually a late night at the movies, or my friends house or an occasional night out to drink or play pool.

I spend about an average of four hours in college every weekday.
-In college I spend most of my time in class, or either with a friend (1 or 2 guys aquintences only) to kill the free period time till my next class. Then after class is over I go home.

When I am not in college, and its not a weekend I usually spend time indoors at home.

So on most weekdays after college is done, I go home, and I watch tv, eat and then study, then sleep. I dont workout.

On most weekends, I will usually go out once on either friday, saturday or sunday, with my really close friends, I have two good friends, to either their house or maybe a movie, pool, or drink in their car on the side of the road.

I dont hang out with girls on a regular basis, I dont have any friends who are girls or dates for that matter.

Maybe in a Semester of College I'll hang out maybe five or six times with about two diffrent girls. Like after class, I've gotten to know some guys, when they go to eat at the local shop, some girls also go, So I tag along and get to hangout with girls.

I dont hangout with girls alone most of the time, maybe once a semester.

I usually have about two-four dates a year, only started dating at 18, so Ive been on about six dates, but I did have a gf for four months.

I dont sarge, or spend alot of time talking to girls, I dont have a large circle of friends so Im not introduced to girls either.

This is my life.
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I feel like I dont socialize enough or have enough going on in my life, I feel like Im wasting time by being alone and not taking advantage of my youth like I could be doing more and having more fun and enjoying life with other people's company, im 19 and I live in NYC.

Do I have a Valid reason to feel that way?

I think I do, but my parents say that I hang out enough already.

The thing which I THINK holds me back is my anxiety around other people, I get nervous really fast and in quite safe places or situations ie. standing in line at the cafeteria in college, or walking across a slient classroom with lots of kids, the fear of being judged the wrong way, forget about saying Hi to a girl. I also think that I have a lower self esteem than the peer's around me, They always hold themselves up high but I always looks for ways to cut myself down. So its anxiety and a problem with self esteem which I feel is holding me back from me socializing more.

How do you guys spend your time?
 

"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.

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wavejams007

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I don't do anything on my free time. I just spend my time reading my bible.


Just kidding(despite some people's beliefs about me)!:p

Actually, I spend most of my time doing my AP work. When I cna, Ihang out with friends although I don't have a specific amount of time Ispend with them each week.
 

kk2004

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would you say

would you say I have a small social life?

I feel like I do.

I feel like I need more friends, and a larger circle to chill with.
 

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Re: would you say

Originally posted by kk2004
would you say I have a small social life?

I feel like I do.

I feel like I need more friends, and a larger circle to chill with.
You can always need more friends. But except for probably having a bigger social circle than you, your daily pattern might be mine next year when Istart college.
 

"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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Man, I don't analyze how many hours I hang out with someone. I just hang out with a bunch of people from stoners to preps, to black ppl to rednecks to college kids to furniture store owners. Smoking ganja helps expand your social circle.
 
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