"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Parents trust

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I would like to know how I can establish a better realitionship with my parents. I tend to hide things from the and don't tell them the truth. Also I tend to be scared to ask them to go to parties and such cause they ask way to much questions and pick me up real early unless I spend the night over their what should I do.
 

"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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Vincent

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Just work on building there trust.

Ask yourself, do you really want to hide things from your parents?

If you don't want to deal with it than don;t do it.

Be very mature with your parents.
 

Adam25

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I've got the same problem.

If I was completely honest with my parents (and I've tried) I'd be locked up in my room 24/7 because my parents don't want me going out past 9:00pm. I've tried reasoning with them, doesn't work.
 

nickeldime

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Originally posted by Vincent
Just work on building there trust.

Ask yourself, do you really want to hide things from your parents?

If you don't want to deal with it than don;t do it.

Be very mature with your parents.

staying out late really depends where you are in the world cause some places are more dangerous then others after a certain period of time..

however i'm allowed out till..3-4 in the morning cause i'm in a very safe city
 

ak5

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ill tell u what sum1 told me

do not lie and if you must, dont make it really farfetched

example:

party -> gathering to play video game
club in downtown -> restaurrant in down town
 

"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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grifter

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omg yes my parents are strict as well. they dont let me go out, unless they know edxactly what i am up to, and what time ill be back (usually before 11:00 pm hahaha) it sucks i know, but i hate my parents and dont know why they can't just let me go out, have fun, and ****?
 

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^^^^^^Yea my parents are more like that. So it would be a good way to stop that from happenning and having more carefree parents. Sucks being the first born
 
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