SW15
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Practical choice
"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.
The Official Thread: Which Car(s) to Get?
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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
nicksaiz65
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Man, this Charger looks and feels so good to drive tho. I’m probably gonna cry when I have to return it
SW15
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You could get an impractical car that is fun. I don't think the Charger is best for that.Man, this Charger looks and feels so good to drive tho. I’m probably gonna cry when I have to return it
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In the market for a hybrid, thoughts on the 2015 BMW I8?
forcerecon01
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I have a Honda.they are very reliable and fun to drive
"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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Plug in hybrids are fantastic. Best of both worlds. Fast and great fuel efficiency. I would not get one out of warranty though unless you in a CARB state. (These states require manufacturer to warranty all zero emission car components for 15 years or 150,000 miles)
I know, I know, being a Pinoy that is unacceptable of me. But I enjoyed it. It was a good change from my old Honda SUV. It alerted me a few times that the car in front of me drove off, when I was sitting at stoplights not paying any attention
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"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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DAVE: Open the pod bay doors, Hal. HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
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Well I have three cars. Altima daily driver. Ford F-150 truck and an Acura cls sport for fun. Why do I have three cars? Because I want them and I can.
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It's a great idea until you end up in the hospital and have thousands of dollars in medical bills.
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
nicksaiz65
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Hello my friends, here is an update.
I’m currently talking to a person that I went to band camp with back in the day. Will meet him to look at a car: I’m very likely to buy a 2014 Toyota Corolla LE for $6700. 167K miles.
I’ll look into other offers too so I’m not putting all of my eggs in one basket. Setting a goal of having my own car again by March 22nd. I’m getting really sick of having to deal with the high strung corporate motherfvckers at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car office, and having to get a car every weekend to game.
I’m currently talking to a person that I went to band camp with back in the day. Will meet him to look at a car: I’m very likely to buy a 2014 Toyota Corolla LE for $6700. 167K miles.
I’ll look into other offers too so I’m not putting all of my eggs in one basket. Setting a goal of having my own car again by March 22nd. I’m getting really sick of having to deal with the high strung corporate motherfvckers at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car office, and having to get a car every weekend to game.
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That seems like a 'fair' price. Make sure to look over the car thoroughly and if you can ask the guy for service history (or get your mechanic to give it a once over if he's cool with that.) It blows my mind a car with over 150k miles on it is 7k, but that's the world we live in now. All the cars i've owned have been bought from private sellers, can't stand dealerships and can find a better deal if you know how to find em.
nicksaiz65
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Here’s what she be looking like tho
nicksaiz65
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Luckily, he already gave me the service history!
So all I need to do is have a mechanic look at it, and do the whole mess with the VIN, getting it transferred over to me, etc etc.
I am very wary of dealerships lol
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She looks good. Make sure to look at common probs for that model so you know what to look for during the inspection
2014 toyota corolla le problems
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.