logicallefty
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So are you a lawyer then ? If not then what area of criminal justice do you work in?You're a cop, and this is the way you interpret the law? I'm not sure what to say.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
So are you a lawyer then ? If not then what area of criminal justice do you work in?You're a cop, and this is the way you interpret the law? I'm not sure what to say.
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.
I'm not in criminal justice at all, but even I'm aware of the concept of reasonable force. As an officer of the law, I would expect you to be more familiar with it than I am.So are you a lawyer then ? If not then what area of criminal justice do you work in?
I will not debate you unless you work in the field. We will have to agree to disagree. I do not appreciate the personal attack element of your replies.I'm not in criminal justice at all, but even I'm aware of the concept of reasonable force. As an officer of the law, I would expect you to be more familiar with it than I am.
Have you had bad dealings with the police? Many, many people have. I've only had one citizen complaint on me ever, and it was deemed unfounded.As a civilian, I would be told ignorance of the law is no excuse.
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.
In the courts of morals and karma, I might agree with you, depending on what she was saying.I still think she got exactly what she deserved.
I'm just reporting the state of the law...as it has existed for over a thousand years. I promise, when the Romans thought this sh!t up in about 600 AD, I had absolutely nothing to do with their decisions.you are incapable of sensing the massive chasm in your logical approach to the situations.
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.
Not personally. Actually, after thinking about it, I will apologize if I offended you. It was wrong of me to involve your occupation in my comments. I know men take their line of work very personally, as it should be.Have you had bad dealings with the poice?
I don't think it had any sound, as if there was, I didn't hear it either.I watched the video without sound so maybe i missed something d.
Agreed. Whether or not this girl deserved this according to the law is becoming irrelevant to me. If you go around looking for trouble long enough, you will certainly find it.I strongly believe the world is a better place when it is generally accepted that aggressively poking and following someone can earn you a punch in the mouth.
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.
Just admit that your degree is from The University of Google, and we can be friends.As we can all see from the reading of the California statute, what you thought law schools teach is clearly grossly wrong.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.