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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The Delayed Reaction of your Health

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One of the most important things to observe in a diet or workout regimen is the concept of delayed reaction.

Here is how the scenario will play itself out:

1) Get dumped.
2) Get fired up and start working out.
3) Be totally depressed and single yet improving.
4) Find someone you really like as you cross the improved threshold.
5) Be totally happy and dating yet declining.
6) Repeat.

Are you in step 5 now? Stay in step 2 or face step 3.
 

"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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i made it a habit to go to the gym to shower - if i miss workouts i start to stink
 

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lockout said:
i made it a habit to go to the gym to shower - if i miss workouts i start to stink
I have a similar philosophy that I had to earn my shower, meaning that I Didn't deserve a shower unless I was dripping with sweat from a good workout.
 

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Working out is really a chore! But without it I feel weak and get tired easily. It also impacts my self steem.

I´ve been doing it for more than 5 years, if I´m not mistaken. It´s good to see the chicks too, lol. It´s funny how they wear make up and go all fashionable to the gym, even there they compete with each other! :rolleyes:

What annoys me is the girls that I often hook up with, after some years start to put on weight. It has happened with at least 3 of them. I see it as a lack of self-care,...
 

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Blackmm said:
I have a similar philosophy that I had to earn my shower, meaning that I Didn't deserve a shower unless I was dripping with sweat from a good workout.
lol xD +1
 

"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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Blue Phoenix said:
What annoys me is the girls that I often hook up with, after some years start to put on weight. It has happened with at least 3 of them. I see it as a lack of self-care,...
I see it a sign of comfort in a relationship, not necessarily a lack of care, but then I don't mind slightly chubby chicks, so I wouldn't complain.
 
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