"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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Letting whey shakes sit for a while ok?

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I think I read something once saying it's not good to mix up a whey shake and let it sit for too long, maybe it starts to break down, not sure. Would it affect it any to mix it up the night before, leave it in the fridge. It would sit for about 10 hours max.
 

"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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I've "heard" that letting a whey shake sit for awhile is not a good thing. Milk curdles very quickly. The fridge may be a solid place to put it for a few hours, but what's the point? It takes 30 seconds to make.
 

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Why would you have milk in the shake?

4 raw eggs+2 scoops whey+some water, that will last the whole day. Just give it a shake before you drink it.
 

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Quagmire911 said:
Why would you have milk in the shake?

4 raw eggs+2 scoops whey+some water, that will last the whole day. Just give it a shake before you drink it.
I don't understand the question.. why not?
 

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I wake up at 6 tow rok out and leave at about 6:15. Id like to drink about half of the shake before I go but it would just be much easier to make it the night before. Im usually not motivated to do much of anything before the sun comes up.
 

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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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Personally I make shakes every day for work and they don't spoil (although I do keep them chilled in a lunchbag with a cold pack in it, then in the fridge when i get to work). I also called and checked with customer service with whom I buy my protein from and they said it would be no problem as they said it takes a long time for their protein to break down (didn't give me exact figures). That said after I make my shake in the morn it gets eaten that day but usually 6-7 hours later and I've never had a problem.

Ingredients may be a factor however I'm not sure. As such I'll share what I usually put in mine:
1/2cup oatmeal, 3-4eggs, tsp psylium seed husk, & 2 scoops whey.

I also substitute veggies (carots, brocolli, or green beans) for the oatmeal when I work late tuesday nights.
 
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