"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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Allright, So This Is Whats Holding Me Back

BBX

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So I realised something, the only times i've ever gotten anywhere was when I didn't have oneitis from the start. All it takes is the slighest most insignifigant amount of intrest from a girl for me to get oneitis. And when that happenes, i donno, i guess it shows really well and its impossible to hide, always killing it. So I need someone to vibe with me on this and give me some advice on not getting oneitis so fast.

You're all gonna say get hobbies, go after more than one girl blah blah sosuave sopredictible lol. I need something better, one things for shure, a quick shot of oneitis and your chances are fried. thanks
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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BBX said:
So I realised something, the only times i've ever gotten anywhere was when I didn't have oneitis from the start. All it takes is the slighest most insignifigant amount of intrest from a girl for me to get oneitis. And when that happenes, i donno, i guess it shows really well and its impossible to hide, always killing it. So I need someone to vibe with me on this and give me some advice on not getting oneitis so fast.

You're all gonna say get hobbies, go after more than one girl blah blah sosuave sopredictible lol. I need something better, one things for shure, a quick shot of oneitis and your chances are fried. thanks
In addition to getting hobbies and sarging more than one girl you need to do one other thing, learn to control your expectations and imagination. You meet someone and you immediately think 'soul mate.' Adjust your thinking to "acquaintance." Someone that you know; nothing more, nothing less. Every once in a while you hang out; nothing more, nothing less.
 
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