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.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
OUCH, that must of hurt like hell. I am sure it toughened you up thoughGangster Of Love said:Go get checked by the dentist, he can probably push them back in place without causing any damage, if there isn't already. One or ore of the teeth my die soon, and that would need you to address them them for sure.
I was knocked out by a knee when I was 12, I was playing baseball. I was the right fielder, I dove for a shallow fly ball, and the shortstop, who was about 18 at the time, and I collided and he kneed me straight in the head. I had my entire lower gum "softened" out of place, with tender teeth, and one of my higher molars broken. Had to have a crown on the top, a rooth canal on one of the lower middle teeth, and eventually a bridge, becaue i lost it.
Go get checked and start repairing this as soon as possilbe.
Definitely felt below average.mahon83050 said:OUCH, that must of hurt like hell. I am sure it toughened you up though![]()
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
That's true. Unless, of course, you are WHITE and happen to say that oh-so-bad "N" word.Correct. In the United States, if someone gets in your face and calls you a ********** and then you punch him, HE is the VICTIM, not you.
Words mean nothing. The dude hit you, that is assault and battery in this country. Most likely, a misdemeanor.
99% of the black community needs to "grow the hell up" then, because most blacks almost ALWAYS resort to VIOLENCE whenever a person that is not of color mutters the "N" word.Violence isn't ever justified by harsh words, anyone who thinks otherwise needs to grow the hell up.
Yes, this is probably true.K B said:That's true. Unless, of course, you are WHITE and happen to say that oh-so-bad "N" word.
99% of the black community needs to "grow the hell up" then, because most blacks almost ALWAYS resort to VIOLENCE whenever a person that is not of color mutters the "N" word.
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
djSlvt said:Danny if you go to cops guy goes to prison for aggravated assault, 4+ years. Plus medical reimbursements he own you.
Now, I'd handle that situation differently:
HE: I'm staying here to make sure you and your mate don't rape my girl
YOU: It's cool bra, I won't hate you, you can stay here if you feel insecure.
pause
YOU: Hey (girl name), you wanna go home with this guy? Go.
That achieves same as him getting insecure and punching you, showing off to his girl, as if he's so nice he can defend her when he gets insecure. She knows he's insecure, and I bet they're over. You definitely gotta fvck that girl more often from now on.