"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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Is Los Angeles Safe?

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Bible_Belt said:
I read that in Orange County, the tap water is sewage water that has been treated and pumped back to you. Yum.
Reclaimed water is only used for irrigation and other things as far as I know, not for drinking or showering or things like that.
 

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After living in Los Angeles, and now living in NYC, there really is no difference. It's just a big mixture of poor people, middle-class folk, and upper class folk. I've never felt unsafe in Los Angeles. Certain parts, yes, but you have to understand people won't get shot at for driving through a particular neighborhood. Walking around you might get hassled, but like the song says, nobody walks in LA.

No one really lives in downtown LA. It's not like midtown manhattan. Downtown LA has mainly business and only a few residential high rises. Every part of LA is being gentrified just like NY has been. This fact alone makes both of these cities increasing expensive to live in, yet much safer than their previous times.

But to answer your question, you'll be pretty safe wherever you go. Just use common sense when dealing with certain people. Now if you were going to Oakland, Cleveland, or St. Louis, I'd say be more careful.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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