"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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I am the greatest

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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HAHA reminds me of when you first came here & you posted "I am the greatest" all the time. I actually thought you were a troll at first and maybe back then you kinda were. lol
 

"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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ImTheDoubleGreatest!

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I am the Double Greatest ! Just wanted you to know
Let’s notbget TOO crazy now
There's always someone greater than you Double G, just like there will always be someone better than all of us. Just a fact of life. Said from Bill Gates.
Ha! Not even!! ;)
HAHA reminds me of when you first came here & you posted "I am the greatest" all the time. I actually thought you were a troll at first and maybe back then you kinda were. lol
Lmao true. I felt better about myself then more than I ever have in my whole life. Greatest high anyone can ever have. Just like Pook said, as you think you shall become.
You are delusional. :p
My delusions are what keep me sane.
He posted a video of himself....

Gotta be the best
Haha

If that gives ur ego that much needed boost of mojo then by all means announce it !
Papa spaz giving me permission to say it again? Hell yeah! I am the greatest! :D:D:D
 

"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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As a Gen-Xer, I was constantly taught to “Get over yourself.” Growing up, I was taught that a big ego was bad.

Today, we have Millennials that were taught to ego-max. I feel like I’m living in this alternate reality lol.

I won’t get into a debate about which is better. I’ll just take you at your word that you’re the double-greatest :up:.
 

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I'm the greatest, mods please lock and/or delete thread.
 

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I'm the greatest, mods please lock and/or delete thread.
I could post that "I, LL, am the greatest" and then lock the thread so nobody else could reply, but that would be abuse of mod powers.

Still, though, I, LL, AM the greatest! :D
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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ImTheDoubleGreatest!

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This is me.
I'm the greatest, mods please lock and/or delete thread.
Hater
I could post that "I, LL, am the greatest" and then lock the thread so nobody else could reply, but that would be abuse of mod powers.

Still, though, I, LL, AM the greatest! :D
Lies! There can only be one greatest!
You may be the greatest but I am the Grand Poobah..
The greatest is greater than the grand poobah :p
 

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Greater than the OG AS?

Pffffffffffffffttttttttttttt....... I hardly think so! :D
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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