"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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"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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Discharge date has been moved back an extra day, 4/25/2014 (Friday) :trouble: Not ecstatic.

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Hey man, don't sweat it. I know you want to work hard and recover as fast as you can. But stuff takes time and you can't change all of it. The last thing you wanna do is injure yourself again, belive me I've been there.

I know the first couple of days after the accident you're making those brave plans on how hard you're going to work, come out ahead of schedule and stuff. But in the end it usually turns out that YES it is going to take that long.

So I wish you patience and fortitude. It's actually harder to NOT work out sometimes. Just make sure you have a doc and PT whom you can trust - and then do what they say.

All the best.
 

"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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I'm happy being back at home. I got moved to the basement that is mainly handicap friendly. The epic adventure to regain use of my arm and leg now begins. PT and OT have now been replaced to twice a day as well. Weights have been ordered. Everything is now improving!

I have also begun to restart playing Dungeons & Dragons with my girlfriend and friends. So some normalcy has returned as well!

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comic_relief said:
I'm happy being back at home. I got moved to the basement that is mainly handicap friendly. The epic adventure to regain use of my arm and leg now begins. PT and OT have now been replaced to twice a day as well. Weights have been ordered. Everything is now improving!

I have also begun to restart playing Dungeons & Dragons with my girlfriend and friends. So some normalcy has returned as well!

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Glad you are home and keep us posted on your progress.

It's obvious you have a fighter's spirit, and years from now you'll look back on what you've overcome, and smile.

Be sure to rest though and take your time. Enjoy the process of recovery, one small victory at a time.
 
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It has been a year and comic relief has been healing up and has been finishing his final year of college. He will earn his degree this year. He had an appointment today marking a year since the horrible wreck that could have killed or paralyzed him... and the only thing that didn't heal right was a knee and will have to undergo surgery this summer for that. So please send all your prayers and well wishes his way for both the upcoming surgery and finishing the very last part of school and getting a damn good job in the end. P.s. all of your posts helped him to recover.
 
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I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds.
 

"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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Francisco d'Anconia said:
I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds.
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Welcome back to the forum... we've all missed you!
 
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Francisco d'Anconia said:
I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds.
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My doctor told me that it would serve me well later on.

Hey Francisco!

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penkitten said:
Welcome back to the forum... we've all missed you!
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Thanks, its good to see old gang. :cheer::cheer::cheer:

comic-relief said:
My doctor told me that it would serve me well later on.
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Glad to see that it's paying off! :rockon:
 
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