"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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US Soldier films what's really going on in Afghanistan

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You won't see this type of footage on MSM news.

Cultural enrichment incoming.....

 

"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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They are leaving because they aren't stupid and know the war by proxy that is about to unfold for the resources in the region, they are all well aware their lives are like tertiary to first world country collecting resources, China has already recognized the Taliban as an official government lol this is going to get disastrously messy quick
 

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Thanks Xeno.
 

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The problem isn't that we're leaving, it's the way we've done it. We should have gotten the civilians and Afghan aides out first, while we still controlled our zones, instead of pulling out the soldiers and winging it from there.
 

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The problem isn't that we're leaving, it's the way we've done it. We should have gotten the civilians and Afghan aides out first, while we still controlled our zones, instead of pulling out the soldiers and winging it from there.
Exactly. Whoever engineered this debacle made the US look like amateurs …
The main problem now is the question of what kind of and how much effort is takes to undo this mess. If we don’t act, we likely have the biggest hostage crisis in history.
 

"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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The problem isn't that we're leaving, it's the way we've done it. We should have gotten the civilians and Afghan aides out first, while we still controlled our zones, instead of pulling out the soldiers and winging it from there.
Yes, the allies put on their shoes before their socks on this one. To leave behind thousands of Afghan collaborators to be slaughtered by the Taliban would be totally unacceptable. Everyone who helped allied forces over the past 20years should be airlifted out pronto.
 

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Yes, the allies put on their shoes before their socks on this one. To leave behind thousands of Afghan collaborators to be slaughtered by the Taliban would be totally unacceptable. Everyone who helped allied forces over the past 20years should be airlifted out pronto.
Yes, it’s a sad situation in Kabul. US troops inside airport now at 6K, but no authorization to go beyond gates. Basically the Taliban control the perimeter unless the US makes a move.
Two other countries troops, French and British I believe actively physically helping their own in country citizens to mobilize to airport and get out.
A sad day when the most powerful country on earth gives up the high ground and basically surrenders to 70K guerrillas, without a prior plan in place for citizens and friendly evacuations…
Makes me wonder what kind of mentally compromised individuals are in charge.
 

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A sad day when the most powerful country on earth gives up the high ground and basically surrenders to 70K guerrillas, without a prior plan in place for citizens and friendly evacuations…
Makes me wonder what kind of mentally compromised individuals are in charge.
They're more concerned with pushing their woke ideology than anything resembling military strategy.
 

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They're more concerned with pushing their woke ideology than anything resembling military strategy.
Yes, but I don’t understand how our unevacuated citizens in country over there can be both woke and dead simultaneously. Sounds like the mother of all contradictions …
Will be a very bad omen if we have to wait too long for their personal unanswered opinion about our country.
 

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They're more concerned with pushing their woke ideology than anything resembling military strategy.
To be fair, it was the anti wokesters who made the immigration requirements so difficult as to be impossible. Thousands of these people would already be here if we hadn't made the paperwork intentionally too difficult for most of them. They are supposed to get employment documentation from contractors who have long ago left the country. These are the papers that the taliban execute you over if they find them on you, so you can understand the reluctance to carry them around for years.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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Yes, it’s a sad situation in Kabul. US troops inside airport now at 6K, but no authorization to go beyond gates. Basically the Taliban control the perimeter unless the US makes a move.
Two other countries troops, French and British I believe actively physically helping their own in country citizens to mobilize to airport and get out.
A sad day when the most powerful country on earth gives up the high ground and basically surrenders to 70K guerrillas, without a prior plan in place for citizens and friendly evacuations…
Makes me wonder what kind of mentally compromised individuals are in charge.
Well maybe the “most powerful country on earth” tag was just sweet propaganda and pure Hollywood hype. Powerful countries with top notch militaries dont surrender to just 70k guerillas on donkey-back after 20 years of battle
 
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