Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Some changes in America's economy

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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The US economy was showing signs of decline pre-Covid. Covid just paused and then accelerated the problem.
 

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What is happening? The rise of inflation I assume.
Chili's, Red Lobster, and the like never really served "food" in the way any reasonably intelligent person defines that term. The chickens are now finally coming home to roost
 

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What is happening? The rise of inflation I assume.
Why would a trucker who is an owner/operator bother having a home when they are constantly on the road?

Just an added expense that they get very little value from and have to spend money to maintain.

Not sure what exactly that has to do with the economy weakening.

Also, there are things called economic cycles that most people seem oblivious too.

People act as if these are "bad" things. No, they aren't, because they act as a reset button for the economy so it can move up again.

These idiots have talked about how we are 'on the brink of recession" for like 5 years now and still hasn't happened. When it inevitably does, they will be the first ones jumping up and down about how they called it.

They fail to understand that saying there will be a recession doesn't mean sh!t in the grand scheme of things. It would be like saying at some point today it will be 5 O'clock twice and then saying how they called it when it hit 5 O'clock.

Well no sh!t, every day there is a time when it's 5 O'clock twice. It's all about timing and how accurate you are with that. Saying there is going to be a recession with no time table is meaningless since of course you will be right at some point. It's the very nature of the economy...there will be ups and downs. Saying there will be a time when it's a down point and then acting like you are Merlin the Magician is idiotic since any kid who took basic economics in grade school could tell you that.

The skill in all of it is being accurate with the timing, which most of these bozos are not and are basically just talking out of their ass.
 

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Destroy this. Get results.

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"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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How can the economy be on the decline if the airports, trains, and freeways are full and they are building new apartments and plazas on every fvcking corner?
And in The US, economic highs and woes are always more pronounced or negligible, depending on what region we're referring to

Ex. The 1970s were dark days for New York City financially, but if one drove out to Appleton, life remained relatively unchanged
 
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