"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 feel horrible. Any idea what I have?

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I've had a lot of trouble making it to school and work lately, because I've had a lot of fatigue and weakness. I have a hard job, and work nights, but I have been doing that for a long time now. I get really bad fatigue about 8 hours after I wake up. Blood tests they did were fine, so I am thinking it might be anxiety or depression, but any other ideas would be great. I am 19 years old and normally feel great. It has been going on about 2 months now.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Have you been on any antibiotics for anything in the last few years?
 

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Yeah, I had some antibiotics right after I saw the doctor, and some for an eye problem a month ago.
 

Quagmire911

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Eiljwa said:
Yeah, I had some antibiotics right after I saw the doctor, and some for an eye problem a month ago.
Any antibiotics before these symptoms started?
 
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