"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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Knee Injury.

Scaramouche

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Hi There,
About two years ago I seriously injured my knee while working...after a year it had settled down nicely but residual pain on lower inside of left knee...Felt like the Miniscus was torn... I had an MIR the verdict being,minuscus OK but the medial ligament stretched...now the problem is back,really does feel like miniscus on inside...mainly occurs after Dancing...For obvious reasons I am avoiding Quacks,any help gratefully accepted.
 

"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.

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Bible_Belt

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I would trust the mri. You can't tell the exact injury by pain alone. It does not sound serious enough to require surgery. Pain is inflamation, probably where the tendon attaches. A doctor would tell you to take an anti inflammatory like ibuprofen and avoid anything else inflammatory, like alcohol. If it were me, I would try a cbd topical, but not everyone has access to cbd, depending on location.
 

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Hi There,
About two years ago I seriously injured my knee while working...after a year it had settled down nicely but residual pain on lower inside of left knee...Felt like the Miniscus was torn... I had an MIR the verdict being,minuscus OK but the medial ligament stretched...now the problem is back,really does feel like miniscus on inside...mainly occurs after Dancing...For obvious reasons I am avoiding Quacks,any help gratefully accepted.
My friend had the same issue with his ACL. It wasn't torn but it was stretched and became too loose, so he had to have the same surgery as you would if you tore you ACL and have it replaced.

Sounds like you may be in a similar boat.
 

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Kneesovertoesguy on social media. Amazing knee exercises. Many people have avoided surgery with his methods.
 

Scaramouche

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Hi All,
Thanks for your input,all very valuable....To Back in the Game:Yes I think that replacing the Ligament could well be the go,rather avoid surgery if possible as I am told infections are a distinct possibility....To First born Unicorn:Fascinating clip,great for young Guys,but I am down to only 10% Cartelidge and have Arthritis Knawing away at that,so I tread a delicate path between staying fit and needing a Prosthetic knee...To Bible Belt: I like the sound of CBD but though I could afford it at circa $US10 a Day,I live in a medium size town,where the local Chemists can't afford the security requirements the Government requires them to have when storing a Class 4 Drug....It being considered up there with Heroin!...Yeah we are very much Hill Billies aren't we?
 

"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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Stretch your legs twice a day for starters. Strengthen your legs as well to take stress off knee
 
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