"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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Playing Poker with an AFC

SharinganUser

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I would love to play poker with some AFC's and take their money, especially if they played the poker the same way they play the dating game.

1) They rarely have the nuts

2) They call to much

3) they go all in with nothing

4) They see an average hand and think it's the best thing ever

5) They spend to much money.

6) They're to affraid to raise the stakes.

7) (ties into 2) They give up when they should call or raise the stakes, and they call when they give up.

The list goes on and on. I'll post more as I think of them.
 

"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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being bad with women doesn't mean they're neccesarily bad with poker. i used to play poker alot and i've seen afc's that are ok and understand statistics and pott odds. But good players tend to have confidence and that is definitely a dj trait. I wouldn't totally underestimate afc's in anything except women.
 

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AAAgent said:
being bad with women doesn't mean they're neccesarily bad with poker. i used to play poker alot and i've seen afc's that are ok and understand statistics and pott odds. But good players tend to have confidence and that is definitely a dj trait. I wouldn't totally underestimate afc's in anything except women.
Yah man, i think the OP was being sarcastic. You can't really relate behavior with women to poker, LOL
 

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Poker personalities somewhat mirror our regular personalities. There are several books on poker psychology and player types.

I've been very good at limit and no limit cash games, but not so great at tournaments. Different skill sets.

Then you get nerdy guys who are great at poker, they've got balls and confidence at cards, but just suck @ss with the ladies. So I don't think an across the board comparison from AFCs to poker personalities can be drawn. However, I'd rather know some guy is a total AFC when playing cards with him, than not know.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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