"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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Squid Game

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I'm not a big fan of TV, but you guys should watch Squid Game on Netflix. It's South Korean, but you can turn on English translation. It's pretty good and I can see this happening in the coming decades. Reason being, money now runs the world and people are heavily in debt.
 

"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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I see this show has generated allot of hype and has been no.1 viewing on the streamer. I already put it on my like list but will try to look at the first 3 episodes. South Korea is definately getting awards here and there for these types of social films. For example Parasite, Burning and Minari are just a few recent examples. That country has some talent.
 

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I haven't seen it but it reminds me a lot of similar shows and movies.

The Long Walk (short story by Stephen King)

The Running Man (movie version)

Battle Royale (Original Japanese version of Hunger Games)

Even Jai Courtney's character on Spartacus joined a gladiator team to hopefully pay off his debt before he would be killed.
 

"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 haven't seen it but it reminds me a lot of similar shows and movies.

The Long Walk (short story by Stephen King)

The Running Man (movie version)

Battle Royale (Original Japanese version of Hunger Games)

Even Jai Courtney's character on Spartacus joined a gladiator team to hopefully pay off his debt before he would be killed.
It's also extremely similar to the Japanese Amime Kaiji, even the season finale seems like a straight 1:1 rip off of one of the Kaiji episodes.
 
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