"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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  1. SteadyNeuros

    Entitlement

    That's what I need. I'm not afraid to talk to a woman per se; I'm afraid to impose on a stranger -- any stranger. I can't bring myself to approach an unfamiliar guy (platonically) for the same reason, because I'm simply unable to justify any such presumption of unsolicited contact. My perpetual...
  2. Masculinity

    Reason(s) Why You Should NOT Date Feminists

    -She'll have a negative view of you and men -Bad attitude towards dating -Dismissive toward your advances -Pompous personality and view that you're lucky to be around her Went out a handful of times with a girl. I noticed she was a feminist when she mentioned it was "empowering" for women to...
  3. Berom

    Valentine's Day

    Not a big fan as I'm sure most of us aren't. I've been dating a girl for a couple months. She's a good woman who doesn't ask for much typically and doesn't feel entitled to anything as a female. However, her good friend sent this to me the other night on Facebook messenger, "I'm being...
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