"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Daughter is wanting a Wii-U for Christmas. Anyone here have any comments about them, good or bad or indifferent?
 

"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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The_flying_dutchman

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If your daughter is still a kid or early teens, I'd say the Wii U is a pretty good buy. You can get them brand new at wal-mart for like $300 I believe. Or better yet, you can buy them used off Craigslist.com and probably get the system plus games for like $350...
 

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I don't have a Wii U but as an owner of all three last-gen systems (Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360), I can say that the Wii U is an okay buy. It doesn't have the same games as the PS4 and Xbox One but it has all the classic Nintendo franchises that you will only find on Nintendo consoles like Mario Kart, Super Mario, Super Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda, etc. And those are really great games! My sister has been a big fan of the Just Dance series, especially when you have friends to play it with.

However, for her age group, the Wii U is a great buy as it does not have all those games that are more suited for mature audiences like Halo, Call of Duty, Assassins Creed, Grand Theft Auto, etc. Instead, it has content that is more streamed towards younger audiences. Plus, you do not have to pay to use online services as you do on PS4 and Xbox One. So if you have a Netflix account, you can use it on your Wii U.

There is also the Nintendo 3DS, which is a handheld system and is also a great buy for people her age. When I bought mine it was around $160 and that was a couple of years back, so I can only imagine the price has gone down by now.
 

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Never owned a Wii (went from a Gamecube to an Xbox 360), but it seems like they are the most fun when you have friends over (and you're still young; 13 and younger). Personally, I think the handheld Nintendo systems are more fun to play on your own. So, depending on her age, and how many and how often her friends are over a Wii U could be a good choice.
 

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Thanks for all of the replies, fellas. I have not yet heard anything bad from the Wii U from anyone. She is 11 so sounds like the appropriate age. The Wii U would stay at my house and would also be for me to catch a few TV shows on now and then too.
 

"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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