"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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My Sister Had Coronavirus - But All Good Now

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A couple weeks ago my mom told me she thinks my sister might have Coronavirus but wasn't yet sure. Today I found out that yes, she did, but she is now recovering very well. She's 55 years old. Former diabetic but she lost a mound of weight from what she used to be. Here is the most unbelievable part. She had lung cancer about 3 years ago and lost a lung so she only has one good lung. But I am happy to say she is feeling great now and back to working from home, and doesn't expect any permanent issues. She is a traveling social worker who is in contact with dozens of people most days. She said it was worse than the average flu but she didn't worry that it was going to take her life at it's worse point. It truly does get different people in different ways. I haven't been around her since Christmas so no worries for me. With the one lung thing I would say she was very lucky!
 

"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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That's good news, glad for you and your sister.

I noticed this from some of my state's information, from looking at the demographics of infected and number of deaths. I have no idea how it compares with the national information. Basically, a person who was 80 years old who tests positive actually has an 80% survival rate, so far. That number might be horrifying, depending on how you look at it. But I actually thought it was a lot better than I might have guessed, so I took it as good news.
 

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A couple weeks ago my mom told me she thinks my sister might have Coronavirus but wasn't yet sure. Today I found out that yes, she did, but she is now recovering very well. She's 55 years old. Former diabetic but she lost a mound of weight from what she used to be. Here is the most unbelievable part. She had lung cancer about 3 years ago and lost a lung so she only has one good lung. But I am happy to say she is feeling great now and back to working from home, and doesn't expect any permanent issues. She is a traveling social worker who is in contact with dozens of people most days. She said it was worse than the average flu but she didn't worry that it was going to take her life at it's worse point. It truly does get different people in different ways. I haven't been around her since Christmas so no worries for me. With the one lung thing I would say she was very lucky!
That's great your sister made it!
Unbelievable challenges she overcame.
Cool you both have careers in service and helping the community.
 
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