"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Quitting Smoking

Cheiradawg

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For those of you who have quit smoking, how long did the craving last?
 

"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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Julian

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i quit smoking over a year ago, but i have smoked since.

The cravings can last months dude. usually u will have cravings for life. Not physical cravings but psychological cravings.

You will be at a party and see someone smoking, if your drunk you may also be inclined to smoke.

Point is, it varies from person to person. Physical withdrawals can last like 2 weeks. Mental cravings can last years after.

I dont have cravings for cigs but if im drunk ill smoke them.
 

madgame

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I smoked from 11 till 17 and quit over three and a half years ago. At first it was really hard to quit. I always took a walk when I felt like smoking a cigarette or just some other stuff to get your mind off the cigarettes. Im not quite sure anymore but I think the first few weeks were hard maybe months but I guess like after half a year or so I didnt even crave for cigarettes at all anymore (probably a few weeks earlier already)...and now I dunno I dont have any mental cravings at all anymore or anything (and havent had in a long time). like half a year ago I kinda started smoking a little again, but if I do its just cause Im drunk and I always just take one puff and each time I do I see how stupid smoking really is lol. Thats only happened like 3 or 4 times though.


It might be true that it depends on the type of person you are though. I never really felt comfortable when I was a smoker cause I always thought I should actually quit.
 
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