"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.
Question for History Buffs, World War II.
- Thread starter Alle_Gory
- Start date
"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.
Julius_Seizeher
Master Don Juan
Alle_Gory said:Wait, so during the second world war, these German companies were still traded internationally or was that all restricted to German borders only once the war was well underway. I'm curious how many of them survived four years of war. I know Siemens survived by helping out the regime at the time, helping with various fund raising, lending their equipment and etc.
But what about the rest of them?
Daimler-Benz, Rolls Royce, BMW, Siemens, all of them were at the heart of the German military machine. They built tanks, engines, armament, weapons, everything.
If you guys want to see some badass tanks, look up German tanks of WWII on wikipedia. Their medium, heavy, and super heavy tanks are truly some of the baddest machines I've ever seen. The massive King Tiger had the equivalent of an artillery battery jutting from it's turret, there was nothing that could even put a dent in it. But they didn't start making them until later in the war and they didn't produce enough.
Andy_Dufresne
Senior Don Juan
Another book I read years ago "Russia at War" decribed that on the morning of the June 1941 invasion, German soldiers who were tasked to secure the rail lines recalled tanker trains of Russian oil headed into occupied Poland. It was also fact that the US sent a huge percentage of its scrap steel to Japan right up until Pearl Harbor.Bible_Belt said:Companies in Florida were very happy to sell phosphates to the Nazis long after the war had started, but the US had not joined. After the US joined the war, Congress eventually passed the Trading with the Enemy Act, which forbade such behavior, but before then it was open season. I have run across old newspaper articles from the late 1930's with headlines like Nazi's to Buy More Florida Phosphates! Those articles typically have a happy overtone, stating how great it was that Florida was getting business from the Nazis. It was good for the local economy.
Not an expert, but knowing what I know about the Depression I think most financiers in the "first world" were so anxious to make a buck they simply ignored politics. Back then there was a "world economy" as well, it was just held back by tariffs somewhat.
Funny, human nature is different when you're not sure where your next meal is coming from.
What is your problem? My post was spot on. All facts. Nobody could deny that Hitler helped the German economy. Nobody could deny that America was having serious issues in the 30's with its economy. You are reporting me for saying that? You are the Ultimate Troll!! Even guys who usually don't agree with me are agreeing with me on this one!Alle_Gory said:I never asked about America. Thanks for trolling, post reported.
Julius_Seizeher
Master Don Juan
All anyone agrees on is that you are DONE.BigJimbo said:What is your problem? My post was spot on. All facts. Nobody could deny that Hitler helped the German economy. Nobody could deny that America was having serious issues in the 30's with its economy. You are reporting me for saying that? You are the Ultimate Troll!! Even guys who usually don't agree with me are agreeing with me on this one!
"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.
The sad fact is that everytime he speaks bad of something,there's some truth in that even if the fact is enlarged beyond the limit.
I think that asking for his ban would mostly lead to some loss to this board.
I'm surprised however to read people that I recall libertarians to cheer about censorship and ban*.
*I'm referring also to the other thread.