"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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Approaching someone new?

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I've recently gotten involved with the community and have been trying to sarge as much as I can.

Anyway, there's this girl in my school who I want to talk to. I don't want to screw it up though - so I want to sarge for a while longer until I'm confident enough to talk to her.

The problem is that, she's a few years older than me, she hangs out with a different group of people than I do (I don't know any of her friends) and I've never talked to her before. I only see her every other day at our lunch break and I'm not sure how I should go about approaching without seeming weird.

Thanks. :)
 

"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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Go ahead man I know it seems hard but you got to do it. I done this plenty of times in high schools and trust me if you wait someone else will just pick her up. Put all the excuses to the side, all the worries and just remember that you as you are right now are capable.
 

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Daddy The Pimp said:
She's new on your school ? " Whats up .. Are u enjoying this school ? im in charge to make u enjoy this a lot more :D " . something like this .. than move to PEOPLE HERE ARE FRIENDLY and something like this if u dont have what to talk ..

Peace
Ah, I probably wasn't too clear. She's not new, she just hangs out in a totally different social circle than I do.

Thanks for the advice though, both of you. :)
 
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