"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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Skydiving!

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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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 :)
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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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.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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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.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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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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