"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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The saga of the Titanic Titan is quite ironic

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For those who have too busy sargeing the past few days to not hear of this ...
This disaster-tourism vessel was, just like it's alter ego, underdesigned, although it seems to not have failed in its initial voyage. And evidently, the control system is a COTS video-game controller & joystick. :eek: :eek:
 
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"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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I have been reading about this for the past hour or so after finishing work. My hopes are with the 5 people onboard but I'm afraid they are likely gone.

It's like finding a needle in a haystack. That plane completely disappeared - we may never end up finding the submersible.
There was a lot that could've done better.
 

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I have been reading about this for the past hour or so after finishing work. My hopes are with the 5 people onboard but I'm afraid they are likely gone.
Oh, I'm sure it's OVER for them already.
 
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It is an experimental vessel and they signed numerous waivers. We'll see what these new noises being detected by P-3's will turn out to be.
 

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Tragic, but also ironic. Bunch of wealth people die going to see another vessel where wealth people also perished. More money than sense.
 

"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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Since the sub apparently imploded Sunday, I wonder what the banging noises the searchers heard were? Could have been anything I suppose. Anything but survivors in this case. I heard an audio recording of the noises, it was a series of fast bangs followed by slower bangs. I was thinking that if I were banging on the hull to get attention, I would bang out an SOS pattern, then they would know it was of human origin.
 

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If Celine dion can still sing we may get another blockbuster out this boys so its not all doom and gloom.
 

"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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It's official they are all dead living proof that money doesn't buy you happiness and too much of a good thing is bad for you.
 

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Its carbon fiber material could have been broken with repeated use and pressure according to an engineer who worked on it.
The tin can hoopty had already missioned several test runs.
The pressure caused the submersible to implode, meaning inward or opposite of explode. Enough atmospheric pressure to make a submarine implode is enough pressure to render a human body to be crushed then liquified or vaporized simultaneously.
Only visit cemeteries on land not in deep water inside a death trap.
 

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Tragic, but also ironic. Bunch of wealth people die going to see another vessel where wealth people also perished. More money than sense.
Monkey see, monkey do ...
 

"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 wonder if this is even real. Could it be some type of distraction-piece? It was a Chinese spy balloon last time.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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