"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Leaded Gasoline tied to 150 million cases of psychiatric disorders in the US

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Wow ..this is pretty crazy...

It's no longer used but it was used for a long time up until the 80s I believe...

Fumes causing people to breathe in lead over multiple years growing up has been tied to many disorders...

Lawsuits likely incoming...

 
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"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.

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Wow ..this is pretty crazy...

It's no longer used but it was used for a long time up until the 80s I believe...

Fumes causing people to breathe in lead over multiple years growing up has been tied to many disorders...

Lawsuits likely incoming...

Hi BITG,
Years ago there was British research on "Clusters" of illnesses around
major Highways,quite disturbing.
 

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Oh it's still used....but only in fuels for high performance race engines.
 

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Fumes causing people to breathe in lead over multiple years growing up has been tied to many disorders...

Boomerism being the best known. You can't have the "Me Generation" without damaged empathetic capacity.
 

"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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You can accurately track crime statistics alongside lead exposure, the hot spots are almost certainly going to have a higher crime per capita tied to them
 

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Boomerism being the best known. You can't have the "Me Generation" without damaged empathetic capacity.
Please. We were too busy earning what we got instead of looking for participation trophies and everything to be given to them like your generation.

And I'm not a boomer but I'm still speaking to Gen Z and Millennials.

Get off your ass and work harder. The world doesn't owe you and favor and neither does anyone else.
 

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They say this led to a decline in serial killers too.
 
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