Last Man Standing said:You bastards watch too much TV!!!!! Get out of The Matrix!!!
40 minutes per week?
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
Last Man Standing said:You bastards watch too much TV!!!!! Get out of The Matrix!!!
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.
Lost is not like most TV shows that turn your brain into mush. Lost actually makes you think...a lot. It really messes with your head. I only watch two TV shows other than the news and sometimes documentaries. One is American Idol and the other is Lost. I like Lost better. You can watch it online at www.abc.comLast Man Standing said:You bastards watch too much TV!!!!! Get out of The Matrix!!!
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
that was my initial thought but then i got the feeling that there was more going on. everyone in the dharma camp probably knew about the deaths, and avoided it with birth control. even if they didn't, ben is so smart, he would have figured it out, and avoided it.Wyldfire said:Maybe Ben got Annie pregnant and she died...
I'm exceedingly patient...so none of the questions really nag at me. I just kind of kick back and wait for things to unfold and then say "oh yeah, okay...that's what such and such meant." I wonder things like "Gee, I wonder what is in that hatch?" but never obsess over it. Good thing, too because there won't be a new episode until February of 2008...hehe.penkitten said:that was my initial thought but then i got the feeling that there was more going on. everyone in the dharma camp probably knew about the deaths, and avoided it with birth control. even if they didn't, ben is so smart, he would have figured it out, and avoided it.
so i am wondering, what else could have happened.
you know how this show does, they twist and turn lol. they lead us to believe that sun's baby would be from the affair, then told us haha its jin's !
come on wyld, what are the questions that you have been asking?
i think that once charlie died and desmond found out it isnt pennys boat, that his glimpses sifted from seeing charlie dying and went to jacks future about the telephone call and if they were rescued by whoever else is on the freighter.Victory Unlimited said:Yo Troops,
OR, maybe it IS a Desmond future projection moment,
Any thoughts?
I think this is in line. Once Desmond lost the object of his visions the Island saw fit to grant him visions of other Survivors who may have significant impact on thier futures.penkitten said:i think that once charlie died and desmond found out it isnt pennys boat, that his glimpses sifted from seeing charlie dying and went to jacks future about the telephone call and if they were rescued by whoever else is on the freighter.
i think that he had already made up his mind that he would, and choose to do it anyhow to save the other losties, and so he did.KarmaSutra said:Although, you have to wonder is Charlie really dead? The Island doesn't tend to punish those who aren't unsavory.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
But therein lies the rub. Desmond also sacrificed himself to save everyone and he got another chance.penkitten said:i think that he had already made up his mind that he would, and choose to do it anyhow to save the other losties, and so he did.
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.
alright, i have read theories where perhaps they come back but are in another time realm kinda thing. i dont buy into this crap.KarmaSutra said:What sticks in my craw is the scene where Jack is in the hospital room stealing Oxycodone samples from the cabinet. When he comes out he's confronted by Dr. Hamilton and he says something interesting:
Dr. Hamilton - "How much have you had to drink today Jack?"
Jack - I'll tell you what, you get my Father down here and if I'm drunker than he is, you can fire me."
Now, Christian Shepherd is long dead. If this is a glimpse of the future how is he still alive and working in the same hospital?
I don't buy the other timelines/parallel universes theory too much. From a writers perspective I don't see where a happy medium can be found with this series of events.penkitten said:alright, i have read theories where perhaps they come back but are in another time realm kinda thing. i dont buy into this crap.
i think jack was being sarcastic and off his rocker.
i read that there were podcasts in which the writers of the show claim that he really is dead.
but it has bothered me too, that and i am not sure if i wanted them rescued in the first place.
what do you think they are doing with this?
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.