"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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A day out in the life of wuzzle

JustWuzzle

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Yesterday I went out and donated plasma :nono: I caught the bus and realized that some people just aren't that interested in talking. I talked to one girl at the bus station, She looked like a b!tch. I just aked her what time the bus got to the station even though I had a schedule in my hand. Then I asked a guy on the bus were he got his hair cut at cause my hair look terrible. Got to the plasma center and talked to a cool white guy. He got in trouble with the law a couple of times but he was cool. Then an old buddy(read aqquaintance) of mine came in but left I got his # plan to talk to him again even though he kind of weird. He has friends though and I need to get out a little bit more. Talk to another cool white guy who gave me my physical. Asked him about becoming a firefighter. Then donated my plasma. Walked to mcdonalds tried to say "hi" to some other people but they didn't look "open". Went home passed out. That was pretty much my day. maybe I should say "hi" to the people who don't look that "open" to talking. I know I sometimes look pissed off but I'm really not and just trying to look angry. I don't know that was pretty much my day. I would go out today but I'm feeling a little down for some reason.
 

"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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dudewut

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Repping for ballsiness and friendliness, it takes nerve to strike up a conversation with a stranger out of nowhere.

I seriously cannot do that
 

Laracuente

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nah I talk to strangers all the time you get accustomed to it and I just see it as self entertainment when I get bored. Just learn to not care what others think of you. My friends think I'm crazy or have "balls" but I just see it as a why not.
 

EvilAgenda

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Think back to the old days, when there were no TV's, no games, no computers.
The only sources of entertainment were social interaction and story telling.

Problem with now-a-days, people are too engulfed in their lives. Most people are dealing with problems. They will ignore you, you are just another pest in their problematic lives. But if you look deeper, you start to see something. You sense something about each person you see. Each one of them is craving to escape the world full of problems. Each one of them is craving to be lead astray.

Once you can see the world in such a way, then talking to strangers will be like an intriguing game of challenge. Your reality will change. Life suddenly will become fun and exciting. Can you see each person as a player and the world as your stage? Can you see each person as a potential victim of seduction? What can you find out about the person? What is it that she/he is missing in her/his life?

Good luck Wuzzle, you are right most people are just not interested in talking.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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