"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.

Read more...

Oh ****. Quick advice?

Joined
Oct 7, 2018
Messages
114
Reaction score
42
Ok so a week or so ago I had been going to whole foods and had flirted with one of the employees, i ended up just pulling back because im busy and there were no non-creepy ways i could have given the girl my number. i find out this morning that I have matched one of her employees on bumble....i understand that this is either potentially very good or potentially very bad.....what should i do? I have no actual interest in the match, and i feel like just outright saying "oh hey i shop there i have a crush on one of your fellow employees give her my number for me" isnt going to work
 

"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.

Read more...

Serenity

Moderator
Joined
Aug 19, 2013
Messages
5,150
Reaction score
5,056
Age
35
Location
Eye of the storm
I have never used bumble, but can't you just ignore the match? I don't see why you're stressed out about this, it's a non-issue...
 
Joined
Oct 7, 2018
Messages
114
Reaction score
42
no i think you missed my intention. i want to now use this bumble match as a way to get closer to the (much prettier, lol) girl that she works with. im not stressed about this, if anything im kind of glad/excited that i matched her because this could (potentially) work in my favor greatly...
 

Papa_smu

Banned
Joined
Feb 1, 2015
Messages
182
Reaction score
112
Location
Columbus, Ohio
no i think you missed my intention. i want to now use this bumble match as a way to get closer to the (much prettier, lol) girl that she works with. im not stressed about this, if anything im kind of glad/excited that i matched her because this could (potentially) work in my favor greatly...
You could just ask her out. No sense in overthinking it.
 

Serenity

Moderator
Joined
Aug 19, 2013
Messages
5,150
Reaction score
5,056
Age
35
Location
Eye of the storm
no i think you missed my intention. i want to now use this bumble match as a way to get closer to the (much prettier, lol) girl that she works with. im not stressed about this, if anything im kind of glad/excited that i matched her because this could (potentially) work in my favor greatly...
Thought you were stressed because of your obvious overthinking and the fact that your title starts with "Oh ****". Anyways, your plan sounds like a recipe for failure. Going through others is what kids do. Be an adult, go up to her and do it yourself. Going through a co-worker of her will not exactly display your manliness and most likely they'll laugh at you together for doing it.
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

Read more...

marmel75

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 4, 2012
Messages
7,175
Reaction score
5,571
I have never used bumble, but can't you just ignore the match? I don't see why you're stressed out about this, it's a non-issue...
I have no idea either
 

BeExcellent

Master Don Juan
Joined
Dec 16, 2015
Messages
5,415
Reaction score
7,940
Age
57
Advice from the old lady:

A man is direct and asks unapologetically for what he wants. Be a man.

If she says no, you got your answer and you know where you stand. If she says yes, you got your answer and know where you stand. All the mental gymnastics are manifestations of your own irrational fear.

Ignore the Bumble match. Trying to go through others is wimpy and totally creepy.

See first sentence in post.
 
Last edited:
Joined
Oct 7, 2018
Messages
114
Reaction score
42
I am pretty sure that is a typo, but it made for a pretty humorous sentence xD. You are right, this is mental gymnastics and it is due to fear. those always end up being the best relationships though because there is a challenge initially, a thirst, it makes me work harder in my daily life too. but youre right i shouldn't be "working hard" to get this girls number or something. i realize that because i feel this way its going to reduce the chances that she will be into me, as this is obviously pedestalization. as far as my taste is concerned though, she would be as close to a 10 as i believe exists, but im a firm believer in the idea that there are no 10s, at best 9.9s. no one is perfect. (my attraction is due to a transference of "faciality", she resembles a younger, pristine, version of an ex's mom.) i may have already overthought the issue, and formed a semi-oneitis situation on myself. either way i should just focus on myself and if an opportunity does arise, which im sure it will at some point i do my shopping there pretty frequently, i will give her my number. but i feel as though seeking her out isn't the best idea, rather im just going to put it out of my mind, go with the flow and not concern myself with whether or not i will be validated by her.
 

"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.

Read more...

Doctor Europeo

Moderator
Joined
Mar 6, 2017
Messages
4,415
Reaction score
4,800
Location
Mexico
I wouldn´t give her my number, I would try to get hers instead or just plain ask her out.

Some people say it´s weak to give her your number, like you´re reversing roles or something; you making her lead when you should always be the one leading.
 
Top