"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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Malice said:
Eraser? You mean Erasure?
Eraser is from Downward Spiral, many versions out there on youtube, here's one. My favorite NIN for sex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF2vFzracxc

For Lords of Acid, crab louse, taste my honey, machoman. Curve is also good, lunatic calm mix of chinese burn if you have a gym rat used to aerobics music.

Of course the best music strategy is whatever they like that makes them want to do a strip tease before f-ck. Then wait til round 2 or so to put in your music and get things lively again.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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dasein said:
Eraser is from Downward Spiral, many versions out there on youtube, here's one. My favorite NIN for sex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF2vFzracxc

For Lords of Acid, crab louse, taste my honey, machoman. Curve is also good, lunatic calm mix of chinese burn if you have a gym rat used to aerobics music.

Of course the best music strategy is whatever they like that makes them want to do a strip tease before f-ck. Then wait til round 2 or so to put in your music and get things lively again.

I know that song Eraser very well... I just thought you were mentioning other bands, and then you said something similar to "erasure", and I was like hell no!

Here is some erasure for you. Honestly they are not a terrible band. I listed when I was 12 years old. But now no way in hell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiKVjS3gR88
 

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The Downward Spiral, Pretty Hate Machine, Broken, and With Teeth were masterpieces.

The Fragile only had 2-3 good songs. Rest of the album was boring filler. Year Zero and The Slip were boring drivel. So far I'm not getting into this album either. I've listened to a few tracks and it's clear he's stuck in a rut. His most recent albums are just boring filler garbage that he knows his fans will buy because they gobble up anything with a NIN logo on it. NIN is just a money maker now and Trent is milking the name for all it's worth.

This happens to almost all musicians. They put out 1-2 good albums then they become rich and famous and lose their hunger to create good music. Trent is 1 of those rare artists who was able to keep it going for 3-4 albums.
 

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Dust 2 Dust said:
The Downward Spiral, Pretty Hate Machine, Broken, and With Teeth were masterpieces.

The Fragile only had 2-3 good songs. Rest of the album was boring filler. Year Zero and The Slip were boring drivel. So far I'm not getting into this album either. I've listened to a few tracks and it's clear he's stuck in a rut. His most recent albums are just boring filler garbage that he knows his fans will buy because they gobble up anything with a NIN logo on it. NIN is just a money maker now and Trent is milking the name for all it's worth.

This happens to almost all musicians. They put out 1-2 good albums then they become rich and famous and lose their hunger to create good music. Trent is 1 of those rare artists who was able to keep it going for 3-4 albums.
With Teeth was a masterpiece? You have got to be kidding me. With Teeth was just recycled garbage. The Fragile was the masterpiece. I think you need to listen to it in full again. When is the last time you did? You misjudged it.
 

"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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dasein said:
Eraser is from Downward Spiral, many versions out there on youtube, here's one. My favorite NIN for sex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF2vFzracxc

For Lords of Acid, crab louse, taste my honey, machoman. Curve is also good, lunatic calm mix of chinese burn if you have a gym rat used to aerobics music.

Of course the best music strategy is whatever they like that makes them want to do a strip tease before f-ck. Then wait til round 2 or so to put in your music and get things lively again.

Here is Eraser from Downward Spiral. Awesome song. They won't be playing this on the radio anytime soon. F/ck the radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5KlwGB9A5I
 

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This is watered down, radio-friendly commercialism.
 

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Driggs said:
This is watered down, radio-friendly commercialism.
I say it's better than nothing. I thought he had retired or he could have Cobained himself by now.
 

"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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