"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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Skydiving!

"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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Your first jump will be strapped to a dude, you bellow. You bottom, lol. Its pretty safe, you get two schuttes, training, and instructor will jump with you. Just make sure you dont go for the cheapest price deal.
 

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ya its fun, bunji jumping was more addrenline because your closer to the ground and cant feel the straps on your legs.
 

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I've been. wasnt strapped to anyone, but 2 instructors went with me and pulled my cord (in case I forgot to :p)

freefalled for 30 seconds, then 5 minutes in a parachute. awesome experience :)
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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Yep I have over 100 jumps now. Nothing compares to it...but it is a somewhat pricey hobby.
 

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mahon83050 said:
Did it make you less fearless in life after doing it though?
Is that the only reason you're doing it?
 

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diplomatic_lies said:
Is that the only reason you're doing it?
I like challenges and overcoming them. E.G. Most people are scared to death of public speaking. I had to take a class on it and once I was done, I became more confident.
 

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CLOONEY said:
Done it, its overrated.


TRUE THAT! seriously.... its sadly one of the least addrenline things i have done. I mean i get so much more syched out when face to face with someone. If you want to be fearless, join MMA... that will toughen you up, and you will see it with your bruises.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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its awesome, try it. best rush you'll get. seriously, not much can beat skydiving.

confidence wont exactly grow after that. but you'll have an incredible story to tell and the experience is amazing. only factoe u might have to consider would be $$$
 

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Livinlifehard said:
TRUE THAT! seriously.... its sadly one of the least addrenline things i have done. I mean i get so much more syched out when face to face with someone. If you want to be fearless, join MMA... that will toughen you up, and you will see it with your bruises.
Cant say I like MMA, but I got far more of a rush being in the ring boxing, than from skydiving.

So I agree.
 

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I watched a video of my best friend skydiving last weekend,

In the video he got to the bottom and said, "That was better than sex." lol....to each his own.

His explaination of skydiving was this: You know when you're walking down stairs and you miss a step and you fall forward for a split second before you're foot stops you from falling. Imagine that feeling for a solid minute.
 

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Cheaper thrill: smoke salvia. A far more disturbing rush.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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I never understood the fascination with diving out of perfectly good airplanes. Rapelling is fun, though. I hear doing it from an helicopter is fun.

Anyway, I don't think it's a specific action that makes you "fearless"; rather, it's conquering your fears. Skydiving will work fine if you're afraid of heights, public speaking will work if you're scared of that... if you're scared of bugs, going to the insectarium and eating bugs will make you less scared, and so on.
 

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mahon83050 said:
I like challenges and overcoming them. E.G. Most people are scared to death of public speaking. I had to take a class on it and once I was done, I became more confident.
yeah, people thinks it is incredible if you can just give a speech in front of 700 people at one time. One of hell of a story as well :rockon: It's going to be my profession.

Right now, I am trying to find a girl that is willing to go on crazy adventures with me such as bungee jumping, whitewater rafting (done it, but wasn't that scary), skydiving, splunking in a cave, hot air ballooning, run with the bulls in Spain, and whatever else there is. I think I found one currently :yes: :flowers: .

comic_relief
 

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I can't say that one activity, other than killing people, will drastically change your life. However, I've always been madly in love with adrenaline rushes, so I'm definitely planning on this.
 
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