"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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The Dream Train

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I am reminded of something my mum used to tell me when I was a kid to try and make me into a wussy nice guy.

She used to tell me that there were dream trains. 3 of them:

The 1st train led to a place where all the good dreams were (flying, superpowers, beating up teachers and stuff).

The 2nd train led to average dreams (shopping for groceries, digging for worms, riding the bus).

And the last train led to all the nightmares (werewolves, vampires, transvestites etc).

Each train departed at 10pm, 11pm and 1am so if I wanted good dreams I would have to be asleep by 10pm and if I stayed up later than 11pm I was in for nightmares!

I thought I could outwit my mum by saying if I am awake after 11pm I'll stay up and watch TV until after 1am so I miss all the trains and don't get nightmares. But when I told her this, she looked at me sympathetically and said:

"If you miss all of the trains you'll wet the bed"

"Ok then I won't go to bed at all!" I answered with a ****y smirk.

"Then you'll piss yourself at school!"
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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I stay up past 1AM wetting the bed all the time! :whistle:
 

The Truth

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DrBeard said:
The 1st train led to a place where all the good dreams were (flying, superpowers, beating up teachers and stuff).

And the last train led to all the nightmares (werewolves, vampires, transvestites etc).
Were these your mother's examples of good/bad dreams? It might explain your contempt for authority and your hatred towards effeminate men. She trained you well! :)
 

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DrBeard said:
to try and make me into a wussy nice guy.
I don't know your mom but I'm pretty sure she did that simply because she wanted you to go to sleep at 10 pm.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Panda 2000 said:
I don't know your mom but I'm pretty sure she did that simply because she wanted you to go to sleep at 10 pm.
Maybe that's when "uncle" Frank came round to see her. :crackup:
 
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