"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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I can find the motivation,but not the action....

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I have the want to go out and do all this,but find myself held back by something. I don't know if it is fear,anxiety,or worrying about all these things,or some serious baggage. Or a lack of a plan. Which may be due to an inability to get organized. With everything. I mean,I can see myself as the type of guy we thrive to be,but have a hard time actualizing it. Like,I wouldn't know what to say to women. Or just be easy going feel free type. It always seemed to me you have to have everything together,yourself,school,finances,etc,and become this stern,strong type. Am I wrong? Also,living at home is getting to me. I can't stand living with the family. They get on my nerves over every little thing and I am ready to explode at them for these things.
 

"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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Are we the same person? Perhaps. And no,I am not gay. I have just had nothing in a really long time.
 

"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.

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If there's not action, there's no motivation.
 
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hmm.good point. I can find the motivation to get up and go to school and work,even when I am dead tired. I can find the same things if I want to go out and buy something. Work takes up alot of my time,school is only two days a week. Perhaps that's why. I have only 2 days a week off. On those 2 days,I feel I could go insane. Every negative thing just comes screeching out of me. And the times like now,where I am not at work,I am here,at home. Wishing I was somewhere else.
 
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