"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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my gf is mad at me

mongoose01

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my gf is mad over something i promised i wouldn't say, but i said it. now she's mad. how do you guys handle the mad, won't let me touch, not really talking, mad gf.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Oyabun

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ignoring them for a few days usually does the trick.

no talk, no calls, no nothing. she'll get itchy and come to her senses
 

TooColdUlrick

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well what was it that you promised that you wouldn't say to her, but nevertheless did?

if it was I Love You, that would explain things.

besides, why did you promise her you wouldn't say something? making promises tends to backfire.
 
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