ThreeStorms
Senior Don Juan
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Do you treat working out more like a hobby or more like a religion?
"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.
Working out: religion or hobby? (Poll)
- Thread starter ThreeStorms
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"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.
The Nice Guy is Gone
Senior Don Juan
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- Aug 26, 2005
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More of a hobby, but I do feel better if I was able to work out as I have set forth in my schedule. I don't live by it if I have something else to do, but I would rather work out than not.
When I started out it was more like a religion and took over everything else in my life, but now that I'm nearing the physique I was aiming for, it's more like a hobby or a routine just to maintain my body, health and state of mind.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
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.
brucevangeorge
Banned
Religion. Its something that I dedicate myself to.
Helps keep me grounded when **** happens.
Helps keep me grounded when **** happens.