"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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oh man this will depress you

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http://www.museumofconceptualart.com/accomplished/

input your age and it will tell you what people have done by that age in history.

most interesting one for my age, 32, was ..

By the time of his death at age 32, Alexander the Great had conquered almost the entire known world.

i dont know if i should be envious or pity him. its cool to conquor the world, but then he also died - kind of defeats the purpose.
 

"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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People didn't live long back then. And the world wasn't as big or as complicated. Not belittling Alexander's accomplishments at all, but greatness doesn't always come on YOUR time. ;)
 

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By 18, Billy the Kid was charged with twelve murders.

Heh,..quite an "accomplishment"
 

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George W. Bush was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol near his family's summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. He pleaded guilty, was fined $150, and had his driver's license suspended.
 

"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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Age 19 "Laura began showering on a regular basis."

WTF?

I've been doing that for ages.
 

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By the time of his death at age 32, Alexander the Great had conquered almost the entire known world.

Well, thats a lot to live up to :D
 

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At age 23:

Louise Prochilo moved out of her mother's house for the first time.

Orson Welles produced and performed his "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast, terrifying millions of people. He also got his face on the cover of Time Magazine.
 

"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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At age 16: Legendary womanizer and adventurer Casanova was expelled from a seminary for moral misconduct.

oh dear, looks like I have some catching up to do
 

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By age 23, I had created an Internet advertising network that reached 200,000-300,000 unique households daily. I don't feel so bad after all. :up:
 

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blueguy said:
By age 23, I had created an Internet advertising network that reached 200,000-300,000 unique households daily. I don't feel so bad after all. :up:
Are you serious? Total respect. I'm big on the whole internet marketing thing, so I bow down to this kind of accomplishment.

I don't feel much depressed either from reading that site. I'm also 23. It's all good though, age is just a number. We're all going to die at different ages, so it doesn't matter because our primes are all going to be different. Focus on right now, it's the only time we ever have.
 

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joekerr31 - funny you should mention that about Alexander and how it was depressing. Julius Caesar had the same thought, it is reported that when he saw a statue of Alexander and read that, he cried because he had done nothing much by the same age.

Well look what he went on to do!

But seriously, you shouldn't judge your life by your accomplishments but instead by how happy you are and how happy you make others around you.
 

Michele l'Arcangelo

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amoka said:
What the fuck? Who is not born at the age of 0?
here we go with people trying to find something to rag on about jesus.

what they mean by that is... born of a *VIRGIN*... yeah... everyone is born at "0" (not really 0 though or u wouldn't exist), but not everyone is born from a virgin mom.
 

"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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Michele said:
here we go with people trying to find something to rag on about jesus.

what they mean by that is... born of a *VIRGIN*... yeah... everyone is born at "0" (not really 0 though or u wouldn't exist), but not everyone is born from a virgin mom.
Yes Jesus is a testube babe and his mother never got an abortion. :crackup:
 

Michele l'Arcangelo

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PeterNorthisawesome said:
Yes Jesus is a testube babe and his mother never got an abortion. :crackup:
i'm not saying i believe it... im just saying thats what they meant.
 

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Rollo Tomassi said:
By 18, Billy the Kid was charged with twelve murders.

Heh,..quite an "accomplishment"

are you serious?

****
 

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"Jessica Schram trolled MySpace for seven straight hours during work."

Now they're just grasping for straws...
 
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Alexander was a mass murderer and a serial killer - he killed your wife and raped your mother and your year old daughter - these are "great" accomplishments!! Wickedly great!!!!!
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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