"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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Quitting smoking

Cheiradawg

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If you have quit smoking, please post how long it took for your cravings to go away.
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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ReD MaFiA

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i put my quit date on a site to keep track:

Your Quit Date is: 8/31/2003 11:59:59 PM

Time Smoke-Free: 47 days, 7 minutes and 5 seconds

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 705

Lifetime Saved: 5 days, 9 hours

Money Saved: $252.00



now i get cravings like once a week,when i'm in a smoky environment or with friends that smoke,but they're VERY weak and easy to control. the real pain in the ass is getting thru first 2 weeks, after that its a breeze.

ps. dont use any "quit smoking aids", those are 100% bullsh1t.
 

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Hi ReD MaFiA

Congrats on quitting smoking. It's a nasty thing.

@Cheiradawg
Keep on quitting:confused:!
 

Julian

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Smoking is disgusting. Terrible smell, terrible taste. Bleh. I quit a long time ago because i couldnt stand it. I did it cold turkey. Just takes will power.
 

Buzz

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i quit cold turkey. it's all psychological after the first 1-4 weeks. If you smoke more than a pack a day of full flavored and/or menthol it wont be more than a month.

Everything else is just an excuse and your wasting my time.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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Cheiradawg

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Thanks for the perspectives guys.

I smoked a pack of Camel Ultra Lights every day. Any estimates on how long it will take for my cravings to go away.
 
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