That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
I can't F'N afford college, okay?
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.
Never base your happpiness on how much money or how many women you have!!! These are the two top reasons why men commit suicide!!! You should not be happy with your situation but you also shouldn't be depressed over it!Originally posted by DJ24SEVEN
I know once I start working again, my depression will go away thus I'll be out hooking up with chicks...
until then,
Yeah, there are limitations, that's a given. But that applies to everything really.
Number one, COMMUNITY COLLEGE!!! Number two, if everyone WANTED/knew how to affordably to go to college, EVERYONE WOULD GO TO COLLEGE!!! I turned 20 2 weeks ago, tomorrow I start a nearly 20,000 dollar a year full time job as a lot porter at a car dealer, AND I'm taking 9 units of automotive classes at the local junior college in an effort to work my way up the chain. Don't be stupid. Find a way to MAKE your dreams work. Settling for a crap job is like dating a UG3 when you want an HB8.
I normally don't see eye to eye with MetalFortress, I agree with him here. Don't settle for less when it comes to your future, find a way to make it work bro.
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.