"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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check_mate_kid_uk

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happy new year from the UK

happy new year from the UK
 

"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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What up.. i figure since New Year is a big deal to a lot of people, there are going to be parties/crazy things happeneing.. so let's see what everyone is up to tonight.


I myself had been getting calls all day from people asking me what is going on.. right now i'm basically networking seeing who which parties are actually going to be good, and which are going to be 10 guys playing grab ass..

If everything goes to hell tonight, i think my friends and i will hit a popular night club.. make out with some drunk girls who want to be kissed when the bell rings..


How are you celebrating the coming of 2005? (holly **** im going to be 21.. time is indeed very fast!)
 

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Going to a party with some old highschool friends. Should be fun.

I'm bringing my camera, expect some pictures ;)
 

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Originally posted by Vincent
Going to a party with some old highschool friends. Should be fun.

I'm bringing my camera, expect some pictures ;)
"Old" highschool friends? Damn Vincent...you're just barely out of highschool. When you get MY age, that's when you call them "old".
 

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Hah! New Year passed 12 hours ago for me. We in Australia get to enjoy New Years eve 16 hours ahead of you Americans :p

It was pretty cool, I didn't actually bother with fireworks. Went for drinks with friends, then a dinner for 2 with my girlfriend. For some reason the booze fests aren't that appealing to me anymore.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Vincent

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Originally posted by Wyldfire
"Old" highschool friends? Damn Vincent...you're just barely out of highschool. When you get MY age, that's when you call them "old".
Well what would you call people I haven't talked to in about a year?
 

Wyldfire

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Originally posted by Vincent
Well what would you call people I haven't talked to in about a year?
What is "Kids I went to school with" for $1000, Alex! :D

Hehe, sorry...seeing as I'm stuck at home with bandages and bruises tonight I thought being a smartarse was fitting.
 

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New Years - Like any other day, but celebratory. Why? Taxes, resolutions, and a guaranteed kiss at midnight.
 

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Well 6 of us headed to a party at around 10. We got there, i see a lot of cute girls, but most of them a bit younger than me 16-18. Of course, you know what that means.. immature chicks and high school drama, although, it didnt get too bad.. had to break up a fight or two..

So that ball is going down...and i'm standing with another guy next to the TV. 4 hot attnetion *****s are standing nearby..as the ball goes down, they get closer to each other.. and when it finally hits, they all yell "woooppioee" and make out with each other... I look at the guy, look at the girls..say "Fvck this" and put my arms on 2 girls, saying "What's up ladies, happy new year".. Kiss first one on the lips, the rest on the cheeks. I dont know if cheecks count for new years, honestly i dont give a sh1t becuase i ended up kissing a lot of girls, so my New Year's was pretty fun.

P.S. We went to another party afterwards.. if you can even call it that. A house, 3 girls, 2 taken, 1 ugly. 6 guys.. all looking like they are the captains of the chess club... and the funniest part? Those guys thinking they want to beat our asses for not cleaning the plates after ourselves (the house was already trashed and the sink was overfloating with dishes)... Anyway.. here are 3 russian guys, who have little temperament for fukks who talk trash.. then a 7 foot guy who is bigger than anyone there. And a couple of more guys, including my best friend, who all work out a lot.

So a lot of talk happens...us asking what the hell they think is going to happen and them just hiding behind the girls trying to say "fukk off"... if we didnt leave there peacefully that night (i didnt want the cops to get involved) There would be 6 dorks laying in the pool of their own piss and blood.

Happy new years.
 

"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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