"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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we will all die from wuhan virus

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I went to the clinic this morning, I think I'm coming down with something.
 

"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 went to the clinic this morning, I think I'm coming down with something.
I was wanting to know what you in particular thought about this, since you are into that conspiracy theory moon landing stuff.
 

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I was wanting to know what you in particular thought about this, since you are into that conspiracy theory moon landing stuff.
Don't scare him, have pity on those poor doctors each time he wakes up from a nightmare.
 

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I want to lea



I want to leave now but am waiting for my Feb 15th paycheck.
You sound like u r one of those independents that went over due to an offer from a local company.

Next time get hired in home base or through some European MNC and then be based in China.

That's gonna insulate you in lots of ways.
 

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No mistake.

China is teetering on the brink of economic devastation.

The thing they fear most is an uprising.

Army is not big enough to quell the street light dance party.

So, they decided to proactively kill them.

That's why they purposely released it JUST as people were leaving for Lunar New Year.

This also solves the demographic time bomb.

Kill the oldest, sickest, and the working age folk are more of a majority.

From a immoral policy standpoint, this makes perfect sense.

It provides cover, keep people inside and terrified = no riot.

Kills the oldest and the weakest, the most likely to need government assistance as they grow old = no financial cliff.
Oh really?

I always knew that cowardice breeds fear.

However today I learned something new, that extreme fear also lowers one's IQ.
 

"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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Well not to be a conspiracy theory hack, but if you guys go to boston.cbslocal.com their is a story about some researchers working for Harvard and Boston university that have been indicted for working with the chinese government. These researchers worked in the fields of biology and chemical biology. One was working with the Wuhan institute of technology. The names of the researchers stealing info for the chinese government were Dr. charles lieber , Yanqing ye , and zaosong zheng. They were also stealing biological material for the chinese government. By the way I have decided that in a worse case scenario, I am joining forces with Randall Flagg in Vegas.
 

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This makes me believe more in the theory I had about this having something to do with the chines government and bio weapons. as far as the numbers and info provided by the chines government I don't trust anything they say about this or anything else. As far as panicking it is useless to panic as this will not help, best course of action is to stay calm, be aware , and act accordingly.
 

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I've had a sore throat all day and I've just coughed all over this thread so whatever I've got, you lot have it too.

Welcome...
 

"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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Unfortunately the predictions are pretty accurate so far...
Well, that's chicken feed compared to our normal seasonal flu that infects millions and kills up to 600,000 per year worldwide.

And its been going on for years.

Maybe this news might send OP over the edge and fry his circuits.
 

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Oh really?

I always knew that cowardice breeds fear.

However today I learned something new, that extreme fear also lowers one's IQ.
really? you learned that today? fear is a nice tool, keep a lot of people in check, see how china control most companys and they pop, if you don't agree with teh goverment no bussiness, if you don't agree with the comunism party jail/ others sanctions, also china don't like news they don't like going on they pop

but hey the good thing about this whole conspiracy is some is a good laugh, I normally read and share this kind of thing for fun
 

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I always knew that cowardice breeds fear.
I would think it's the other way around.

Cowardice is a response to fear.

Of course, this could be one of those chicken egg things.

However today I learned something new, that extreme fear also lowers one's IQ.
This has been known for a long time.

Nobody thinks rationally under extreme fear.

That's the whole point of the fight or flight response.

Sending all the energy to the muscles for maximum chance of escape.

Several studies have been done to show that one's average Sudoku score, for example, is significantly lowered while being chased by lions, tigers and bears, compared to sitting in a relaxing coffee shop.

Of course, when test subjects are sitting in relaxing coffee shops WITH cute baristas, the Sudoku scores drop back down.

The evidence suggests that fear of baristas is not as large as fear of getting eaten by lions, tigers, and bears.
 

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I would think it's the other way around.

Cowardice is a response to fear.

Of course, this could be one of those chicken egg things.



This has been known for a long time.

Nobody thinks rationally under extreme fear.

That's the whole point of the fight or flight response.

Sending all the energy to the muscles for maximum chance of escape.

Several studies have been done to show that one's average Sudoku score, for example, is significantly lowered while being chased by lions, tigers and bears, compared to sitting in a relaxing coffee shop.

Of course, when test subjects are sitting in relaxing coffee shops WITH cute baristas, the Sudoku scores drop back down.

The evidence suggests that fear of baristas is not as large as fear of getting eaten by lions, tigers, and bears.
Is that ur excuse?
 

"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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Several studies have been done to show that one's average Sudoku score, for example, is significantly lowered while being chased by lions, tigers and bears
Wonder how they tested that exactly?
 

"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.

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