"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's already the second videogame I buy that gets dropped after 30 seconds

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I've always been a fan of the total war saga, I played rome total war and empire total countless hours since the late 2000s both vanilla and with mods.

Recently I bought both attila total war and the remastered version of rome total war and installed a brand new mod that basically makes it better than the new version.

Both the times I started playing it but after 30 seconds of countless complications compared to the older games I just said "fvck it, I dont need a second job that doesnt even pay" and dropped them right after.

Is that because I got old or cause such complications defeat the purpose of videogaming?
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Everything is getting needlessly complicated.
 

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Your tastes in video games can change over time, Its normal.
 
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