[S]alvatore
Master Don Juan
I don't know about everyone else but i'm fu<king pumped for tonights game. What's better than Monday Night Football?
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.
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.
This is why people hate Bears and their fans in the first place.[S]alvatore said:Fu<k all the Bear haters. That's all i'm going to say.
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.
PRMoon said:Thank god the Cards only lost by one. I'd of been out 200 bucks.
Yeah that's not even a big wager here. I see guys lose grands betting on sports out here. Then again I see even more people lose even more at the tables.Skilla_Staz said:Holy. 200 bucks? i think the biggest bet i've ever made was 50
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Bible_Belt said:Chicago is a good example of how defense and special teams are more important than offense.
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.
EXACTLY! Take the games for what they are - both great violent spectacles. Then accept that American football is the toughest sport ever. Simple!Derek Flint said:It's hilarious reading these foreigners and their comments about how NFL players aren't tough because they wear padding.
Hell, the Cricket players over there wear almost as much padding as an NFL player.
LOL
And I doubt that there are any Rugby players that are 6'4" 270 lbs. that run a 4.5 40 and hit at full speed like in the NFL
Oh well, 2/3 road games is good for me, and we have a chance to clinch the Division this week against Minnesota.BAD IDEA
The Chicago Bears having Rex Grossman attempt a deep pass over the middle, the third intercepted by Asante Samuel to seal the outcome, with 1:52 remaining in their 17-13 loss to the New England Patriots. Grossman already had been intercepted twice and was clearly off target. The Bears were running the ball effectively. After recovering a fumble at their 22-yard line, they were in position to let Thomas Jones carry at least a couple of times to gain some better field position before having Grossman go to the air. Under those circumstances, Grossman could have tried maybe one throw underneath the coverage before taking a desperate shot at the end zone.
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.