"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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Approach question

B-Real

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I have been practicing eye contact on the many HB's I encounter on my journey to class of the morning.

As I am walking I will usually pass the girls as they are closing in on me along the sidewalk. I will make direct eye contact and smile and at least 2 or 3 always seem to make good direct eye contact with me and usually smile back.

So here I am walking along the sidewalk with people in front of me, behind me, and along side of me and this girl smiles back at me.

Then what?? Do I say excuse me.. or hello...or compliment on her f**ck-me boots? I have once had this scenario occur and I told a girl that I like her boots and she said "thanks" and kept walking.

Its like I'm getting over the eye contact part but then it seems impossible for me to take it to the next level.

I guess it seems un-natural for me to keep the conversation going on a complete stranger.
 

"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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Heyjose25points

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Hey bud, i think commenting on her boots is a good thing, like "Those must be comfortable." or even "Hi"
If they're not receptive to it, I would just cut my losses. But thats just me, maybe that's not persistent enough :-?
 

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I think it will seem un-natural, or at least for a while. It still seems un-natural for me.

I'd make a comment about the situation (the boots she's wearing's fine) but make a comment that's not completely predictable but also makes her laugh and sets her up for an easy response (rather than a yes/no response). For example, if she's wearing big fur boots, say "Those boots like warm, heading to Alaska after class?"
 

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So now whats the best way to continue the conversation? "So I'd like to talk to you longer but I gotta get to class so why don't you give me your number and I could call you sometime"

What about that. It doesn't seem to needy and it gets straight to the point. I guess at this time she could either say yes or no right?

So I've basically got nothing to loose.
 

Lust

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B-Real said:
I have been practicing eye contact on the many HB's I encounter on my journey to class of the morning.

As I am walking I will usually pass the girls as they are closing in on me along the sidewalk. I will make direct eye contact and smile and at least 2 or 3 always seem to make good direct eye contact with me and usually smile back.

So here I am walking along the sidewalk with people in front of me, behind me, and along side of me and this girl smiles back at me.

Then what?? Do I say excuse me.. or hello...or compliment on her f**ck-me boots? I have once had this scenario occur and I told a girl that I like her boots and she said "thanks" and kept walking.

Its like I'm getting over the eye contact part but then it seems impossible for me to take it to the next level.

I guess it seems un-natural for me to keep the conversation going on a complete stranger.
Turn up the C&F.

"Hey! Shy? Don't waste that good eye contact! Come over and talk to me!"
 

"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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