"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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Things that knock you off your center.

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Have a good center is vital to making any kind of progress with the ladies.

Lately I've been going thru some things. Death in the family, and the drama that follows.

New job, still adjusting and learning to make more money. Still homeless, but now sleeping in my new toyota prius.

People, I care about, leaving my life.

How about you? What knocks you off your horse, as it were?
 
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"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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I think unexpected surprises knock everyone off center.

Outside of that.. I get knocked off center when I find out something I thought to be true was a lie. Reason being.. I'm very big on "living in reality" since that allows you to make the smartest choices. Any time I learn that I was operating on FALSE information and making dumb decisions because of it.. that can rattle me.
 

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hey op im gonna pray for you brother stay strong
 

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Op dude , remain strong. Have faith in yourself and you will make it. Believe that you are going to become better and focus on that. Good luck.
 

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Mate I'm sorry to hear. A death in the family will knock anyone. Some s***** parts of life just have to be lived through I guess you know that better than anyone. You've made 2 big achievements which must have taken huge willpower and strength of character, stay on the path even when it's dark and rocky.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Thanks, everyone, for the ecouragement. It means a lot!

I'm hoping someday to have my mojo at full strength, as it were. Till then, progress continues.
 

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I hear ya... It just washes all our defences and new found self-belief away like they didn't exist. Remember though, being a victim is a habit of mind. With work we can change that conditioning.
 
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