Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
Iphone!!
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"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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now that people bought the expensive ipod touch + phone... they might as well release the ipod touch now so they release their contract + buy ipod touch.
Francisco d'Anconia
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"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.
Francisco d'Anconia
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That's questionable as of late since they aren't Cingular any more and they are are ones providing the crappy iPhone service.HandyAndy said:
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But I'm happy with my Razor. Besides, I can always sell it and buy the iPhone.
Francisco d'Anconia
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http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200001399HandyAndy said:
Oh yeah, and there's a thing with the phone bill if you don't let them know that you don't want an itemized bill.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2007-08-14-iphone-bill_N.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdULhkh6yeA
http://fr.video.yahoo.com/video/play?ei=UTF-8&b=9&vid=966970&gid=1073762601
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U83p_jrzMlo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTkP-4CvoOE
You get the picture....
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.