"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.
Why did I sell it?!
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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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Quiksilver
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Spent far too much time on it, to the point where it was destroying my life. I love video games, but until I mature enough to use them in moderation, I can't have them in my life.
Da Realist
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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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But - video games are good deal in terms of getting lots of entertainment for a cheap price
Better than spending $10 on a 3 hour movie or $15 on a 3 hour DVD
Cheaper and way smarter than buying drinks for girls - which no one on this board should do
A lot cheaper than buying a fancy car to play with
Bible_Belt
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Video games are not necessarily evil, but guys who want to have a better social life or get laid more need to be careful of them. Unless you find a way to make your video game play a social thing, which is possible with effort, they will just waste away your life. At least books make you a more interesting person. No one cares about which video games you have beaten.
"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.
I do love wasting some time with pacman or oregon trail on my phone during class.
Good decision. I was once a bit like that. I occasionally play some games but it is not a problem.Quiksilver said:Hah, I got rid of mine a month ago as well, though for entirely different reasons.
Spent far too much time on it, to the point where it was destroying my life. I love video games, but until I mature enough to use them in moderation, I can't have them in my life.
"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.
PRMoon
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I take back what I said, MW2 is sh1t for PC too. I thought it was like COD:WAW where the console games had sh1tty 6v6 and no dedicated servers but they made the PC version of MW2 like that as well. 9v9 maximum players and no dedicated servers. The gameplay is still awesome but they ruined multiplayer with those 2 aspects. I'm not playing above 50 ping in an FPS, it's terrible.Alle_Gory said: