"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Is this martial art legit?
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"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.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
kung fu is legit if done well, but that also goes for a lot of martial arts. Breaking stuff and taking blows is not anything new; it was part of karate for a long time.
I would kind of doubt the effectiveness of the hand whip thing he was showing in actual combat. Maybe it works if you practice it for 20 years, but I would be hesitant to believe that the 'b!tch-slap of death' would be practical for troops in combat.
I would kind of doubt the effectiveness of the hand whip thing he was showing in actual combat. Maybe it works if you practice it for 20 years, but I would be hesitant to believe that the 'b!tch-slap of death' would be practical for troops in combat.
Dust 2 Dust
Master Don Juan
I don't believe anything he was showing would be beneficial to troops in field. I'm not impressed by glass or board breaking or the wannabe Ric Flair chop of death. I've studied martial arts since I was 8 years old. I was striking through boards as a child and was breaking concrete blocks by the time I was 10.
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Dust 2 Dust
Master Don Juan
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Teflon_Mcgee
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Dust 2 Dust said:
That type of stuff really isn't beneficial on the field.
For one, combat troops usually carry alot of gear on their chest (and if it's not some 3rd world militia they'll have body armor on.)
Things like that Rick Flair chop will do nothing but hurt your hand (he can break a board but can he break a kevlar plate or a magazine of 7.62?)
Then the amount of gear you're wearing makes it hard to move and strike efficiently.
This is why effective combat fighting comes down to breaking joint/bones/limbs, choking them to death, and weapons of opportunities (i.e. bashing the skull with a rock.)
The kung fu stuff might have a place for a one man Rambo on some secret mission without any gear. But let's keep it real...
"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.
Desert Fox
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Just buy a gun.