"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.

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Anyone ever enounter a guy like this?

LowPlainsDrifter

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Back when I worked in corporate purchasing, there was a very junior level Finance guy I began to call Silent Bob.
He could never look me in the eye or acknowledge a friendly hello in the hallway when I walked by.
And he was very quiet as he went about his duties.
But man, he was C&F, gregarious and animated when he had to interact with the gals in Accts Payable.
I've never seen a fellow that was so two-sided.
Anyone else run into someone like him?
I didn't feel one way or the other about him, except puzzled at his dual nature.
 

"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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splinterkb

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It sounds like hes gay.
 

SELF-MASTERY

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You might not be on his radar.
 

LowPlainsDrifter

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I'm not worried or anything - I *used to*work with him.
I just thought his behavior was rather odd - the opposite of most guys - he was confident with women, but couldn't even relate to another guy on even the most basic office courtesy level.
 

"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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