"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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Life Happens

countwoofoolah

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I have an interesting yet abstract story

Through my life I made 2 incredibly brilliant friends in High school (All gents school) with whom we chat every now and then but are always very fast and close friends.

I moved from South Africa to the UK to do a degree and live here. During my degree I have made friends , and two friends of mine , fast decent guys at the time , were my main party gents and on my course.

I was with a girl for a year and then she left me , usual boo hoo crap I got over and actually grew from it , and those guys were kinda there for me but wanted me to shut up about her (within reason).

Basically I got offered an amazing job and took it , these guys however have not said a single word to me in months and just flat out ignored my birthday - I used to always be the one who went and got hold of them.

Basically I have new friends , new life and im pretty chilled , I actually joined DJ as you gents have alot of good insight and its good to get an eye on stuff !!

What im interested in , is do you all encounter some of the same or am I just a giant d**k for wiping people off so easily ? I firmly believe that if people want to be in my life , the effort should come from their side as well , I just walk away otherwise.
 

"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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RedZone

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These kind of things happen all the time. People for whatever the reason is grow apart. Sometimes it's for the best.
 

like2jam

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True friends is almost always a two way street, in my experience. Friendship is a relationship too. If one person is doing all the work, then it's not much of a friendship.

Life is too short. Don't waste your time with one sided relationships, with women or with friends.
 
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