"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Y'all ever drink wine?

nicksaiz65

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Out of curiosity, do you guys ever drink wine?

If so, what kind do you get?
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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zekko

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I never drink.... wine.

- Dracula, 1931
 

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Franzia, the "wine in a box" company, makes a sangia that I really like. $12 US for a 5L box. Lower alcohol than other wines, but not as headache inducing, either.
 

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I always cook with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food…
Usually a high quality white zin.
 

"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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Desdinova

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I like my wine white. Red generally gives me heartburn.

But on the same topic, brewing your own wine can be fun. I've got fruit trees in my yard, and I've been dying to try making booze straight from apples and grapes.
 

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I drink mostly white wine, preferably Chardonnay grapes and preferably Chablis, but others work too. I occasionally drink red wine too, I really like Australian Shiraz wines.

I drink wine maybe 40% of the times I drink, if not it's mostly craft beers. I usually don't drink what everyone else is drinking.
 

glass half full

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I'm okay with white wine, red wine for me is an instant headache in a bottle.

Was more a suds and shots guy. I don't drink much if any these days.
 

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I drink locally made wine, it's $3 for 1.5 liters. Anything at a store is either cheap trash from which you get a headache or heartburn, or the good stuff is really expensive, but then again good stuff compared to local home made wine is trash, even if it's from France or Italy.

I make wine myself from my own grapes, but I don't get a lot of it, just 35 liters.

I don't get the whole wine culture, when you pay a whole sht load of money for a bottle which is less than a liter. Of course women are into wine, it's glamour.
 

"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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I love it. As much as I can, I try to pair it with the food. If you do your homework before dinner with a chick you can come off looking like you "know" wine which can be an indicator of high(er) value and a way to help seal the deal. Also, a good cabernet with steak is fan-effing-tastic. Check out a book called: "What to drink with what you eat". It breaks down different wines to pair with food based on what either what wine you have or what food you are going to eat.
 

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I love some wine. Usually Cab or Merlot. Can do many brands.
 
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