"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.
NBA / Australia
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
back when jordan was first flying it was quite popular. they used to have a show on free to air tv which had highlights and interveiws and whatever for an hour or 2? - i didn't watch it. i'm not sure, they may have even played a game after it.
the NBL (national basketball leauge) used to be televised, and would get some decent crowds, 15 - 20K.
but its not as strong now.
depending on the state your in, its all about the AFL (australian rules football) or the NRL (rugby league), but rugby union is making big inroads with the super 12 league (all in winter) and for summer there is a very recently created A - League (soccer) which MAY take off and cricket.. + more things to do at home..
Basketball sucks here, I used to follow it all the time back in the days of Jordan, and somewhat in his return to Washington. Havent followed it since. NBL sucks, no good players, even the rejects from the US carve up in our league!
Clooney, its only a matter of time before Australia has a well established soccer league, will it be A - league? I can't be certain.Originally posted by CLOONEY
A-league only has a chance if we make it to the WC.
Basketball sucks here, I used to follow it all the time back in the days of Jordan, and somewhat in his return to Washington. Havent followed it since. NBL sucks, no good players, even the rejects from the US carve up in our league!
But I think they are doing the right thing keeping it very small (8 teams).
I don't follow soccer, but from what I hear we have a pretty good shot at making the next world cup. although, we do always seem to JUST miss out.
A-league, I still dont know many people who watch it. Not to mention York is the STAR attraction of the league, and he is washed up and old!Originally posted by quest
Clooney, its only a matter of time before Australia has a well established soccer league, will it be A - league? I can't be certain.
But I think they are doing the right thing keeping it very small (8 teams).
I don't follow soccer, but from what I hear we have a pretty good shot at making the next world cup. although, we do always seem to JUST miss out.
WC, not sure about that. We have an alright chance, I wouldnt say pretty good. From last I heard, we dont quality straight from Oceana again, we have to once again play the 5th South American side in a home and away leg. Thats assuming we get past NZ (lol), of which we most probably will!
Last time we played Uruguay, and this was a lot harder match than any of the other South American teams other than Brazil and Argentina. They had Recoba who was in a purple patch and were a strong attacking side (although Silva was vastly overrated). Not to mention, our players got spat on when they went over there! That being said, that was a tough draw, considering they were much better than Paraguay and Equador IMHO. They should have gone through to the next stage, other than a dumbazz refereeing decision that allowed an offside goal, putting, just edging them out.
"She's Out of Your League"
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.
LOL. of course no one watches the A Leauge. They just had the first round on the weekend. (i assume the whole first round) i know that melbourne victory drew with sydney FC. I didn't check the crowd numbers, and they would be irrelevant, being that the first home game in a new league will draw a much higher crowd then the 7th home game for example. it is being televised on fox sports 2. and it did get coverage in the herald sun (melbournes big newspaper). I think if they last 5 years, they'll last for good. and with that, the youth coming through will be better within 10-15 years, meaning Australia will improve. Will we improve as much as other developing soccer nations will be the key. - knowing australias love for sport, we will. and i think we'll make many world cups, but probably not be a challenger in any for a long time yet.Originally posted by CLOONEY
A-league, I still dont know many people who watch it. Not to mention York is the STAR attraction of the league, and he is washed up and old!
WC, not sure about that. We have an alright chance, I wouldnt say pretty good. From last I heard, we dont quality straight from Oceana again, we have to once again play the 5th South American side in a home and away leg. Thats assuming we get past NZ (lol), of which we most probably will!
Last time we played Uruguay, and this was a lot harder match than any of the other South American teams other than Brazil and Argentina. They had Recoba who was in a purple patch and were a strong attacking side (although Silva was vastly overrated). Not to mention, our players got spat on when they went over there! That being said, that was a tough draw, considering they were much better than Paraguay and Equador IMHO. They should have gone through to the next stage, other than a dumbazz refereeing decision that allowed an offside goal, putting, just edging them out.