"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.

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Time to RONNIE...something that helps me lift

I-tallionStallion

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I used to have a lot of trouble with heavy lifts, especially the deadlift. I'd stand over the weight...hands gripping the cold bar...and i'd loathe picking it up. I was scared I'd get hurt, I was scared i couldn't do it. This is when i was deadlifting at around 240 about 3-4 months ago...it was so heavy at the time. It would take me and my friend like an hour to do the warmups and our 3sets.

Then one day i stumbled upon the famous Ronnie coleman 800lb deadlift http://youtube.com/watch?v=FvuCkPIqQQM

As we all know this guy is beast...but something i noticed he did was that he would get so pumped up before he would lift...he yells and his trainer would get him ready to pull that weight...unlike me who would just stare down at the weight anticipating the pain - cracking jokes with my friend. Maybe occasionly letting out loud farts during the excerise and dropping the weight haha

BUT SERIOUSLY -After i saw that video...I got angry at myself. Here i am, being a pvssy about doing it and this guy loves it. I got so worked up, andreline flowing, maybe a little angry...but to say the least the feeling was INTENSE. When i got to the gym that day it motivated me to walk up to that bar and pull weights i've never pulled before. I'd grunt, heave, and ho. And I started going up to the weights like I never thought i would every week. Pulling pounds that i thought were impossible for me. I now pull 355 for 3x5...

My tip is...just get fvcking PUMPED!! You are about to pull a weight you never pulled before...HOW COOL IS THAT! Remember - You pull the weight...You OWN your progress...You decide how much you're going to conquer in the gym!...Do not be scared of getting hurt! Cause you are not going to...because that weight isn't going to stop you from reaching your goals. Keep that form perfect...and be safe...EAT your carbs and protein everyday- And THEN walk up to that bar or any exercise for that manner with this new found strength. "It's time to RONNIE" as me and my friend say...time to break your previous records. People will see how intense you are...and some will look envious upon you. You can do it...NOW GET OUT THERE AND LIFT HEAVY MEN!!!
 
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"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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I-tallionStallion

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haha...i just posted that lol
 

"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-tallionStallion said:
I used to have a lot of trouble with heavy lifts, especially the deadlift. I'd stand over the weight...hands gripping the bar the cold bar...and i'd loathe picking it up. I was scared I'd get hurt, I was scared i couldn't do it. This is when i was deadlifting at around 240 about 3-4 months ago...it was so heavy at the time. It would take me and my friend like an hour to do the warmups and our 3sets.

Then one day i stumbled upon the famous Ronnie coleman 800lb deadlift http://youtube.com/watch?v=FvuCkPIqQQM

As we all know this guy is beast...but something i noticed he did was that he would get so pumped up before he would lift...he yells and his trainer would get him ready to pull that weight...unlike me who would just stare down at the weight anticipating the pain - cracking jokes with my friend. Maybe occasionly letting out loud farts during the excerise and dropping the weight haha

BUT SERIOUSLY -After i saw that video...I got angry at myself. Here i am, being a pvssy about doing it and this guy loves it. I got so worked up, andreline flowing, maybe a little angry...but the to say the least the feeling was INTENSE. When i got to the gym that day it motivated me to walk up to that bar and pull weights i've never pulled before. I'd grunt, heave, and ho. And I started going up to the weights like I never thought i would every week. Pulling pounds that i thought were impossible for me. I now pull 355 for 3x5...

My tip is...just get fvcking PUMPED!! You are about to pull a weight you never pulled before...HOW COOL IS THAT! Remember - You pull the weight...You OWN your progress...You decide how much you're going to conquer in the gym!...Do not be scared of getting hurt! Cause you are not going to...because that weight isn't going to stop you from reaching your goals. Keep that form perfect...and be safe...EAT your carbs and protein everyday- And THEN walk up to that bar or any exercise for that manner with this new found strength. "It's time to RONNIE" as me and my friend say...time to break your previous records. People will see how intense you are...and some will look envious upon you. You can do it...NOW GET OUT THERE AND LIFT HEAVY MEN!!!

Props on the words of encouragement. Yeah, we never progress until we believe that we can do it.
 
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