Poem on Valentine's day?

Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

CyranoDeBergerac

Master Don Juan

Apr 7, 2004

You know, I'm glad to hear that you're doing fine. Furthermore, I want to thank you for inspiring me just now with my own DJ variation of a Robert Frost Classic

The prize is the prize,
And was always the prize,
But some theories now rise,
That the Jerk is the prize,
Or the sensitive guys,
"They're the prize in disguise!"
But a word to the wise,
If you'd get in them thighs;
Only you are the prize,
And were always the prize.

Eh, its a work in progress.

-CyranoDeBergerac

"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.