"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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MY HOT NEIGHBOUR

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Last summer, a really hot girl moved in a building next to mine. The window in my kitchen faces her balcony. She had a boyfriend back then; I used to see her when she was standing on her balcony smoking cigarettes while I was doing something in the kitchen. She would very often look at me but I never thought much of it because of the boyfriend situation. Since winters are frigid where I live, I really never saw her during that time smoking outside. This summer, it looks like she broke up with the guy since I have not seen him yet (I am just making an assumption).

I have been trying to just wave at her in the most natural way. The problem is that it's only when my back is turned or when my head is down while washing dishes that she looks at me. If I turn around or lift my head to look at her, she quickly looks away. I try to keep looking in her direction but she never looks at me or she does when I am not looking in her direction.

I have tried waving really quickly when I turn around but she is too fast. I am still learning my way around women so I am not sure this whole scenario shows any interest at all. Is there a clever way to get her attention?
 

"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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The whole waving through a window thing is extremely awkward.

Maybe get out there with some Windex and wash your windows when she is outside.
 

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She's bored while smoking, she looks around at anything happening. She sees a guy in a window (you) and it's the least boring thing to stare at. When you look at her she quickly looks away because it's rude to stare through other people's windows.

She's not interested, she's bored. Also, waving at people you caught doing something awkward (like staring through windows) is really awkward.
 

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you turn the tables/roles

see her outside... say:
"you are stalking me.. its not cool and abit creepy"
laugh, repeat theme every time you catch her glance, pass-by, etc
"I know what you are doing (stalking me)"
 

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Wave at her... Get her attention... Write a big sign... put it against the window....
Ask for her number...

I don't know... It's corny enough that it could work...lol
 

"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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Thank you all for the replies. For clarification, I cannot catch her outside, we are in two different buildings and I have never seen her anywhere else but on her balcony.
What I gather from the different answers is that the whole thing is very awkward and she has no interest. Should I just move on then?
 

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This is interesting...

You should show some skin to lure her in buddy...

Go full monty and imma gonna bet she's likely to respond in a naughty way.
 

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This is interesting...

You should show some skin to lure her in buddy...

Go full monty and imma gonna bet she's likely to respond in a naughty way.
Remember, if she smokes, she pokes....lol
 

"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.

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Wave at her... Get her attention... Write a big sign... put it against the window....
Ask for her number...

I don't know... It's corny enough that it could work...lol
I would do that, just for a laugh though and no fvcks given. I wouldn't expect it to work, unless she finds it funny.
 

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Hahaha, funny replies. But anyway, my window faces many balconies and there always are people outside in the summer. It's just weird, she is the only one staring at me, it might not mean anything. Talking about showing some skin, I actually do work out and am somewhat fit. One day I was shirtless because of the heat when she came outside, did not change anything, so I am probably not fit enough for her, lol. I was thinking maybe I could hold a boom box to my window like in that movie, not sure I have the guts to do that though, but we'll see.
 

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Do the sign... That would be funny awesome if she called... lol
 
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