"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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"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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oops

Kimberly A. Baker, 22, of Warrensburg, N.Y., went
to court to ask the judge to order the father of her 2-year-old
daughter to help support the girl. She identified the father as a 16-
year-old boy she knows. The judge did some quick math: Baker was 19
when she was impregnated by the 13-year-old, and Baker was arrested on charges of second-degree rape of a minor. She faces up to 7 years in prison.

Source: Glenn Falls Post Star as quoted in the www.thisistrue.com free newsletter
 

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Bible_Belt said:
Kimberly A. Baker, 22, of Warrensburg, N.Y., went
to court to ask the judge to order the father of her 2-year-old
daughter to help support the girl. She identified the father as a 16-
year-old boy she knows. The judge did some quick math: Baker was 19
when she was impregnated by the 13-year-old, and Baker was arrested on charges of second-degree rape of a minor. She faces up to 7 years in prison.

Source: Glenn Falls Post Star as quoted in the www.thisistrue.com free newsletter
Stupid people: what would we laugh at without them?
 

"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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I think we need a bit more levity around here. Did you guys know that The Count from Sesame Street was a master PUA? Yeah, really! He even made a video expounding about his greatness, check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AXPnH0C9UA
 

"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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