"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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Should I open the Oneitis file?

ghcortez253

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Two years ago I experienced a once in a lifetime thing for me when I was chased by a legit, very horny HB9 hitting the wall whom I had a huge crush on. It was pretty much a dream, I was not prepared, lost frame, and got embarrassingly rejected after 7 weeks. I knew it would end that way, but I was heartbroken. After going NC with no trace of concern on her part, I finally manned up and altogether deleted her. She called me from work suddenly after 8 months of OC and I stated point blank that I did not wish to acknowledge our previous relationship. She is not attracted to me and now would not **** me if I was the last man on the planet. I never want to interact with her ever again. Yet I still think about her at least a little bit daily. All I have left are the messages, downloaded to a drive and stashed away. I don’t remember when I last read them, but it was about a year and a half ago. I told myself I would not read them until the two year mark of the night she dumped me, which is coming up in a week. I want to read them, but don’t. It’s like a tragic comedy. Some interesting and hilarious, some that maker proud, but ultimately a huge example of badly failed game that ended very painfully. Some legit hurt to read. I think they would make a great short story. Anyway. Should I keep them stashed, reads them, or delete them?
 

"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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Two years ago I experienced a once in a lifetime thing for me when I was chased by a legit, very horny HB9 hitting the wall whom I had a huge crush on. It was pretty much a dream, I was not prepared, lost frame, and got embarrassingly rejected after 7 weeks. I knew it would end that way, but I was heartbroken. After going NC with no trace of concern on her part, I finally manned up and altogether deleted her. She called me from work suddenly after 8 months of OC and I stated point blank that I did not wish to acknowledge our previous relationship. She is not attracted to me and now would not **** me if I was the last man on the planet. I never want to interact with her ever again. Yet I still think about her at least a little bit daily. All I have left are the messages, downloaded to a drive and stashed away. I don’t remember when I last read them, but it was about a year and a half ago. I told myself I would not read them until the two year mark of the night she dumped me, which is coming up in a week. I want to read them, but don’t. It’s like a tragic comedy. Some interesting and hilarious, some that maker proud, but ultimately a huge example of badly failed game that ended very painfully. Some legit hurt to read. I think they would make a great short story. Anyway. Should I keep them stashed, reads them, or delete them?
read and delete, ruthlessly.
Just came across 2 random texts I couldn't believe I 'saved' but I read and deleted them
 

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you had been the lucky recipient of a chemical factory. If you enjoy the memory keep them. If the memory makes you feel bad, delete them. what you describe happens a lot. if you watch for them, you can see it happening to others just like the one that tracked you.

almost for sure.. it had little to do with you and your game. just the lucky recipient of her life changes. don't measure yourself against this no one could have done better.
 
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