"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...

9-year-old DJ?

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

Read more...

The Bat

Master Don Juan
Joined
Dec 12, 2007
Messages
1,017
Reaction score
60
I wouldn't go so far to call him a DJ.

I read the excerpts and so much of it screams AFC that it's not even funny.

Sure he gives good advice like, "Move on if a girl doesn't like you." but anyone with a brain can tell you that.

Don't mean to rag on the kid though. Good for him for getting his 15 minutes of fame.

It would be very interesting to find out what will happen to him in 10 years.
 

DJDamage

Master Don Juan
Joined
Sep 6, 2004
Messages
5,657
Reaction score
104
Location
Canada
Anybody ever thought that this kid either read this stuff or heard his mom or dad talking about it and he's just rehearsing it??!!

I will however be impressed if he was able to fvck closed a 16 year old or even know what to do with one.
 

Igetit!

Moderator
Joined
Jul 13, 2008
Messages
2,880
Reaction score
920
Location
The United State of Texas
The Bat said:
I wouldn't go so far to call him a DJ.
It would be very interesting to find out what will happen to him in 10 years.
Agreed. Of course a 9 year old is going to get attention for writing a book about dating. People may think it's cute and everything,but I doubt that anybody will seriously take his advice. I haven't seen or read the book,but if it has advice about being nice,giving her flowers,opening doors or pulling out chairs for a woman in order to make her interested in you,and this kid really believes this,when he comes of dating age he's REALLY in for a shock.
 
Top