"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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Notre Dame cathedral on fire....

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"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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Tower was undergoing restorative work and the fire initiated in that area. OMG Fredo, be careful with that blowtorch …
 

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Tower was undergoing restorative work and the fire initiated in that area.
Riiiiiight

There have already been a bunch of tweets deleted where people in Paris said it was intentional. And it's not like people haven't tried to set it on fire before.
 

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If thats really the result of an islamist attack, that will backfire so much any intention of macron to look tough abroad when he cant even defend one of the symbols of his country.
 

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Happens all the time with restoration work, also the quality of the personel is diminishing because no one is educating the youth to do manual work and BE GOOD at their work.

If twitter, facebook, social media are removing messages.... well they passed laws and systems this year to monitor what people post. So if you promoting hate or not in line with their ''corporate scope'' you get removed. That's why facebook been closing down right wing accounts.

It sucks for Notre-Dame-De-Paris, I was there last year... the Cathedral will survive, the damage is limited to the material inside and the roof, the structure is said to be fine. They will repair.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

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.

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It sucks for Notre-Dame-De-Paris, I was there last year... the Cathedral will survive, the damage is limited to the material inside and the roof, the structure is said to be fine. They will repair.
I have my doubts. The passion which built the cathedral hasn't existed in decades and the Holy See shows no interest in bringing it back. Look at what passes for a Catholic church now and you see what quality the Vatican is capable of demanding in its structures.
 
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