"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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It just doesn't make sense!

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Alright. First off, I just want to say that I do not judge anybody becasue of his/her habits. Second of all I am just curious as to why some of you smoke. This whole site is about improving yourselves yet you take major steps backwards with your habit. I am just curious as I do not see any pros for smoking. It just seems thait it ruin your health and costs a lot of money. So out of curiousity what is the point?
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Smoking can start from peer pressure, stress, thinking it makes you look cool.

In general, smoking does add a bit to the bad boy image, so there's a positive. Now don't all jump on me at once here, that's just one positive amidst about a thousand negatives. I'm aware of that.

It can also be a crutch to help you talk to women when smoking. For instance, if you go outside somewhere for a smoke and someone's smoking there as well, it is a little easier to open the conversation due to the fact that you're both smokers.

Aside from those and maybe a few other little positives, smoking is a shytty habit. Don't start if you don't already smoke.
 

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Smoking is like eating chocolate. Its bad for you, but enjoyable enough to keep doing it.
 

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I don't smoke cigarettes, but I enjoy cigars from time to time. Cigars you usually do not inhale, and most people smoke less of them than cigarettes. But its still not good for you.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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diplomatic_lies said:
Smoking is like eating chocolate. Its bad for you, but enjoyable enough to keep doing it.
Except that chocolate doesn't make you smell like ****, make your teeth yellow, or kill you.
 

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Shiftkey said:
Except that chocolate doesn't make you smell like ****, make your teeth yellow, or kill you.
Yes it does. In fact, it does all 3 things very well.
 

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Except that chocolate isn't in fact bad for you, and nothing like smoking.

Other than that they're the same.
 
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