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.
apnews.com
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.
Live by the sword, die by the sword, don't live by the sword, still die by the sword... Military training basics and weapon training should be mandatory for all
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
I hate to disappoint you, but the US might still have some life left.
If foreign interference in the election and the Biden Admin's illegitimacy is proven, which establishes effective control by a foreign state, International Law applies and Sec Austin is in gross violation of the Nuremberg Code. It won't end well for him, needless to say.
That might not be necessary, though, as the Military has itself adopted the Code.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Erwin_Wilson (scroll to bottom of page)
While serving as Secretary of Defense, Wilson enacted stronger rules against human medical experimentation. The 1953 Wilson Memo led the military to adopt the Nuremberg Code.
Sorry Pierce
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.
I remember taking anthrax in the Marines. turned out to be a total waste. The military means business about covid.
Let me be clear for you about this. The Only clowns in this world are those parents that refuse to protect their own children's health and well-being by Any humanly means necessary. If it means getting vaxed for his and the child's benefit, then so be it, that’s adult life.
But you do know the rate of death and illness for childhood covid infection is virtually zero. Like not even worth mentioning. Children are not being hospitalized for this. So why the push?
Living like a king here in Jersey
Troops are supposed to follow orders, not argue about them. If they tell you drive down a mountain road infested with land mines and Taliban you have to do it, whether you think it's a good idea or not.Pentagon: US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP
Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
Let's see how many separations there are - I'd bet low numbers.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
