"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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Miss my ex but too much pride to ask for her back

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I was messing around on my ex, Obviously I felt bad about it but she wasn't giving me what I wanted so I just kind of kept her around. Last weekend I didn't ask her out because she's been busy studying for an exam the last year she's almost never free during the weekend. I asked her if she was free for sure 100% and she said yes. I said ok let me throw on some clothes and shower Ill pick you up in an hour and she goes "you had your chance"

lol...

At this point I lost my temper and told her to get the **** dressed because I was coming over. Her dad is very funny about her having guys she's afraid of the guy... so she calls me up hysterical in a panic attack begging me to not come over and threatens to call the cops and blocks me lol.

She's hot as **** so I guess guys put up with her ****....her dad babies the **** out of her she's an only child and very selfish in her own world and doesn't get it. One of the reasons why I cheated on her probably. I just can't relate. She's 27 which is too old to be living at home for one. The fact that she acts like a child turns me off, but the sex was great so I stayed.

I miss her, but am extremely put off. Do you guys think I was wrong here? Do i have a temper issue? This is not some girl I would "play it cool with" who was "testing me"....I literally would disappear for a month and bang her whenever I wanted. I legitimately felt bad for not giving her attention and wanted to do something nice for her.

I feel like any guy would of lost his **** if a girl he had been dating for two years pulled that **** to him.
 

"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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I was messing around on my ex, Obviously I felt bad about it but she wasn't giving me what I wanted so I just kind of kept her around. Last weekend I didn't ask her out because she's been busy studying for an exam the last year she's almost never free during the weekend. I asked her if she was free for sure 100% and she said yes. I said ok let me throw on some clothes and shower Ill pick you up in an hour and she goes "you had your chance"

lol...

At this point I lost my temper and told her to get the **** dressed because I was coming over. Her dad is very funny about her having guys she's afraid of the guy... so she calls me up hysterical in a panic attack begging me to not come over and threatens to call the cops and blocks me lol.

She's hot as **** so I guess guys put up with her ****....her dad babies the **** out of her she's an only child and very selfish in her own world and doesn't get it. One of the reasons why I cheated on her probably. I just can't relate. She's 27 which is too old to be living at home for one. The fact that she acts like a child turns me off, but the sex was great so I stayed.

I miss her, but am extremely put off. Do you guys think I was wrong here? Do i have a temper issue? This is not some girl I would "play it cool with" who was "testing me"....I literally would disappear for a month and bang her whenever I wanted. I legitimately felt bad for not giving her attention and wanted to do something nice for her.

I feel like any guy would of lost his **** if a girl he had been dating for two years pulled that **** to him.
How long had you two lovebirds been dating? She doesn't seem too over the top on you. It also seems you are more into her than she's into you. For optimal results, it should be the other way around.
 

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How long had you two lovebirds been dating? She doesn't seem too over the top on you. It also seems you are more into her than she's into you. For optimal results, it should be the other way around.
Two years. She was always contacting me and pushed for a relationship. I told her what she wanted to hear so I could keep her around for sex. Loved the sex, never was crazy about the relationship. Very selfish girl, other than sex and constantly calling me and annoying me I don’t think she was that good to me. Just not in her nature she’s a spoiled brat only child ....she once told me a story when a guy asked her to split the tab and she walked out. I think a girl should pay sometimes. I didn’t spend a dime on her the last year of the relationship
 

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Does she miss you?
We stopped talking two months ago. I went on banging other chicks and she came back. Now we are done again. Personally I don’t care I would just like the satisfactory of having the ***** apologize for once. Getting her to see her faults is like pulling teeth. One of the reasons I checked out emotionally a year ago, there is no getting through to her she’s got the mentality of an 18 year in old in a 27 year olds body
 

"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.

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We stopped talking two months ago. I went on banging other chicks and she came back. Now we are done again. Personally I don’t care I would just like the satisfactory of having the ***** apologize for once. Getting her to see her faults is like pulling teeth. One of the reasons I checked out emotionally a year ago, there is no getting through to her she’s got the mentality of an 18 year in old in a 27 year olds body
Right, you're not emotionally invested and couldn't care less.

And that's why you're made a long azz post about her for us to see, even after checking out a year ago.

Obviously she's done and dismissed.
 

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Right, you're not emotionally invested and couldn't care less.

And that's why you're made a long azz post about her for us to see, even after checking out a year ago.

Obviously she's done and dismissed.
Why are you getting defensive? When I had her calling me all the time I cheated on her and didn’t care. Now that I don’t have that, I miss her. Not sure why this is so tough to comprehend.

I am simply trying to get other people’s opinion. Was I wrong in the situation or did I have a point and should I just say good riddance. If it was my fault, I would reach out but I don’t feel like it was.i feel like most guys would of gotten pissed off at her too unless they had the patience of a monk.
 

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Why are you getting defensive? When I had her calling me all the time I cheated on her and didn’t care. Now that I don’t have that, I miss her. Not sure why this is so tough to comprehend.

I am simply trying to get other people’s opinion. Was I wrong in the situation or did I have a point and should I just say good riddance. If it was my fault, I would reach out but I don’t feel like it was.i feel like most guys would of gotten pissed off at her too unless they had the patience of a monk.
I'm not being defensive at all.

Best you look up that word and find it's meaning.

Anyhow, you mentioned you're moved on since a year ago.

So why are you stalking her in real life ?
 

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OP if she was annoying why do you miss her? You just miss that strange? Or you miss her annoying attention? Sounds like you took an ego blow and are trying to convince yourself you didn't feel it when you did.
 

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lack of options s a *****, move on
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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We stopped talking two months ago. I went on banging other chicks and she came back. Now we are done again. Personally I don’t care I would just like the satisfactory of having the ***** apologize for once. Getting her to see her faults is like pulling teeth. One of the reasons I checked out emotionally a year ago, there is no getting through to her she’s got the mentality of an 18 year in old in a 27 year olds body
Stop chasing and if there are feelings there from her, she'd reach out. She sounds toxic to me dude.
 

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OP if she was annoying why do you miss her? You just miss that strange? Or you miss her annoying attention? Sounds like you took an ego blow and are trying to convince yourself you didn't feel it when you did.
Good point maybe I don’t miss her. Maybe it’s cause I don’t have any other chick I’m really interested in at the moment. The plate I was cheating on her with wasn’t what I hoped she would be either.
 

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Good point maybe I don’t miss her. Maybe it’s cause I don’t have any other chick I’m really interested in at the moment. The plate I was cheating on her with wasn’t what I hoped she would be either.
you were probably cheating on her because you suck at communicating and identify with the L that may result. it seemed easier to cheat, so that's what you did. when you're not validated by the attention women give you then you won't care if she leaves or not. you'll be more comfortable expressing yourself and it'll be natural and easy to say what you like/dislike and take appropriate action.
 
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