"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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A bored ponderance

Kourt

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Hey guys, I'm bored, figured I'd ask a question I'd been tossing around my head

So I started talkin to this girl recently that I had know in high school on the facebook, and in her last messege to me (probably 4 hours ago now) she gave me her screen name and told me to IM her.

She had gone to bed already but she had this as her away messege.

yeah my house smells like cigarettes and other various things
it was basically the german party house while they were in marquette (how ironic)
and i like a boy i shouldn't.
how wonderful
however, i'm not in trouble.

So I'm curious is this was happenstance or if you guys think she likes me, cuz she is one of my sisters friends and 2 years younger, which could explain the 'i shouldn't'

this girls pretty cute and has a good personality, I'd date her, I'll just have to talk to her sooner or later and see if I get a vibe from her, what you guys think?
 

"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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Phyzzle

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So you're trying to figure out if a girl likes you from an IM away message?

Oh Kourt, you and your wacky hijinks!

She hasn't seen you for 2 years? She ain't talkin about you. But don't sweat it: 18 yr olds get crushes every 5 minutes.
 

Kourt

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haha yeah dude, im just bored and cant sleep so I let my mind wander, better than thinkin about the psycho ex, no?
 

Ace of Flames

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Make this fun. Next time you talk to her, be like "So I saw someone's away message the other day...". If she starts freaking out, I guess there's your answer.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Kourt

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haha yeah, she IM'ed me this morning saying she was sorry she had to crash early and will hopefully talk to me soon, so /shrug, we'll see
 

Wiesman44

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looks like someone's about to develop a case of one-itis soon.
 

Kourt

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psssh lol not really, havnt even talked to her yet, I'm just glad that I'm still able to get a little female attention : P
 
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