"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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Wtf is with my back

Jokerlsk

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Guys, i'm not completely out of shape, but i'm not really where i would like to be..... I want to start working out with my dad (who is a beast) but he told me he won't take me to the gym w/ him until i prove i can do 50 consecutive pushups (he's old school...) Anyways i'm doing that plan on hundredpushups.com and i could do 13 w.o stopping but my back kind of hurts when i do one. Is this because i never really do pushups? Or is it because i have some sort back problem? Will it go away if i continue the plan? Or will it worsen? I would really enjoy your feedback
 

"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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KontrollerX

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Are you in good shape otherwise?

Do you do cardio and any weight lifting at all??
 

Jokerlsk

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Yeah, i am.
I'm not overweight but i'm def. not underweight
I'm 6'2 180lbs and i lift sometimes
 

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Are you doing them with good form? You're not letting your lower back drop, are you? That's the only thing I can think off the top of my head that could cause back pain.
 
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