"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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My mom recently came back from Mazatlan, Mexico and she brought back some gum (Chiclets, etc) and she also brought back some peanuts. I looked at them and their Jalapeno peanuts and happened to read the back for nutrition information.

This is what I got:

One bag weighs 42 grams (1 serving)
210kcal
21g Carbs
and last but not least 9g protein

That seems very high to me for a small bag of hot peanuts.
 

"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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Peanuts are a legume - a complete protein but their amino acid structure isn't great. 21g carbs to get 9g of protein? No thanks. Interesting snack to sprinkle on salads, put in soups/chillis but no way should you use this as a protein source.
 
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Warboss Alex said:
Peanuts are a legume - a complete protein but their amino acid structure isn't great. 21g carbs to get 9g of protein? No thanks. Interesting snack to sprinkle on salads, put in soups/chillis but no way should you use this as a protein source.
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Interesting - I've heard that nuts generally aren't the protein of choice. I thought it was just cause they are peanuts - didn't realize it had to do with them being legumes (which I never knew!)

I guess this means I should stop relying on beans also, correct? I love black beans, I cook and experiment with them all the time...
 
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Plant products aren't complete proteins - that is to say, they lack specific amino acids in their chemical structure. Muscle development requires complete proteins: meat, fish, dairy etc proteins.

Incomplete proteins can be combined to make a complete protein, such as rice and beans. Both have incomplete plant proteins but combined they give the full spectrum of amino acids. But you'd have to get a lot of carbs for a relatively low amount of protein, however complete. (rice = 10g protein, 80g carbs per 100g, beans is something like 5g protein and 12g carbs depending on the sort).

So use your beans as a good source of low GI carbs and fiber and vitamins, but not as a protein source. They're a good food choice in general but not for their protein.
 

"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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