"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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read NEWSWEEK March 5, 2007 - on "The Secret"

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interesting read.

realize fellow travelers that much of the advice we hear here comes from a looooooooooong line, a long history of self-help.

and there are nuggets of truth among the crap... a few baubles of pearls among the swine. but we must choose carefully, critically, with discernment.

because primarily, these things are devices meant to bring wealth to one primary beneficiary.... the author!

truly, it is odd that i keep going back to hollywood as the source of great profound wisdom but here it is again, all the more relevant - here from the princess bride:

"life is pain. those who tell you different are trying to sell you something."

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"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Delta said:
"life is pain. those who tell you different are trying to sell you something."
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Life is adventure, excitement, and enjoyable to me. There is pain involved, but if life were simply pain humans would have committed suicide long before any of us were born.
 
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Life is as good as you make it.

If you attitude is "life is pain" then you will be depressed and sad and just go kill yourself.

I ENJOY my life!
 
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Babnik said:
If you attitude is "life is pain" then you will be depressed and sad and just go kill yourself.
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Isn't that the emo creed?

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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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