"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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Another example why girls are *****s

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I have this friend who is somewhat of an AFC. We both graduated from high school. He went out with this one girl for about 3 years and they just broke up after graduation. He did it, but then he started wanting her back and he was trying to get back together with her. He started callling her A LOT, like 10 times a day, trying to mend their relationship. Well she didnt want anything to do with him anymore so she stopped answering his calls. He was getting really pissed off so he texted her a message telling her to **** off and using a lot of profanity. And you know what the ***** did? She took her phone to the police, showed them the text message, and filed a restraining order against him. Now he has to leave town. And he never hit her or anything. Girls will screw guys over really bad if you feed the fire.
 

"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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italostud

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He doesn't have to leave town just because of a restraining order?
 

lebRambo

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either that, or your friend was being a complete and utter d!ck. :rolleyes:
 

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And I can give you ten examples of how women are great. Do you want to condemn all women just because this one was rotten? Grow up man.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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DJDamage

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Originally posted by bud_2005
He started callling her A LOT, like 10 times a day, trying to mend their relationship. Well she didnt want anything to do with him anymore so she stopped answering his calls. He was getting really pissed off so he texted her a message telling her to **** off and using a lot of profanity.
And your friend acted like a big pvssy so both of them cancel each other out.

When a woman does not want to speak to you, you stop calling her,Plain and simple. You don't bother her and she won't bother you. He decided to take the low road and be a d1ck and she got fed up and decided to take a revenge on him.
 

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These guys are right. It'd not the girl who is at fault; your friend was harrassing her.

Sadly a lot of guys on here throw blame the girl's way. If they fail to see their own mistakes they'll never learn.
 

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That doesn't make sense. Sometimes I just wakeup and have the urge to maserbate even if I previously had sex the night before. Thats wrong? :confused:
 

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Originally posted by bud_2005
... they just broke up after graduation. He did it....

... he was trying to get back together with her. He started callling her A LOT, like 10 times a day, trying to mend their relationship....

...He was getting really pissed off so he texted her a message telling her to **** off and using a lot of profanity....


This guy sounds like a psycho. It doesn't sound like she went to the police to screw him over, but for her own safety.
 

"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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Originally posted by bud_2005
I have this friend who is somewhat of an AFC. We both graduated from high school. He went out with this one girl for about 3 years and they just broke up after graduation. He did it, but then he started wanting her back and he was trying to get back together with her. He started callling her A LOT, like 10 times a day, trying to mend their relationship. Well she didnt want anything to do with him anymore so she stopped answering his calls. He was getting really pissed off so he texted her a message telling her to **** off and using a lot of profanity. And you know what the ***** did? She took her phone to the police, showed them the text message, and filed a restraining order against him. Now he has to leave town. And he never hit her or anything. Girls will screw guys over really bad if you feed the fire.
That was HIS fault. He is absolutely insane.
 

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Obsessed your friend had become...one-itis gone wrong I presume.

Read the bible he should have...and all eggs into one basket he should not have put.
 

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Originally posted by darth yoda
Obsessed your friend had become...one-itis gone wrong I presume.

Read the bible he should have...and all eggs into one basket he should not have put.

I think we should have a Star Wars only section. You know, kinda like the mature man forum, except you have to be a nerd to post there.
 

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Originally posted by Bradshaw
I think we should have a Star Wars only section. You know, kinda like the mature man forum, except you have to be a nerd to post there.
Stay on topic you should...try harder to offend next time.

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"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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I know my friend did a lot of wrongs, but if a girl sent u a nasty txt message, you guys would actually show the police and get a restraining order. I doubt it.
 

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Originally posted by bud_2005
I know my friend did a lot of wrongs, but if a girl sent u a nasty txt message, you guys would actually show the police and get a restraining order. I doubt it.
He must have threatened her or did something really serious to have the police issue a restraining order.
 
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