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tj
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"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.
"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.
MaTuA
Don Juan
No. At least not 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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tj
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I am, and was curious if there were others.azanon said:Why you ask?
jafyk
Master Don Juan
Rollo is married
I'm married too, but I'm still not sure what relevance it has to the subject here. You can use some of the exact same techniques and mindsets to enhance your marriage that you would in the single life. I think Rollo would agree.tj said:I am, and was curious if there were others.
CGE333
Senior Don Juan
I wasn't when I joined this forum over 5 and half years ago. I learned a lot of things here, but of course made little progress until I actually grew a pair and started approaching. I was dating 2-3 other women when i started seeing the woman who is now my wife. I can honestly say i never would have dated her if not for this site as I was too big of a wimp to approach women.
On a side note, our first kid (a son) was born 2 days ago (Saturday, Nov. 29th).
On a side note, our first kid (a son) was born 2 days ago (Saturday, Nov. 29th).
Heretolearn
Master Don Juan
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Awesome, congratulations!!!CGE333 said:I wasn't when I joined this forum over 5 and half years ago. I learned a lot of things here, but of course made little progress until I actually grew a pair and started approaching. I was dating 2-3 other women when i started seeing the woman who is now my wife. I can honestly say i never would have dated her if not for this site as I was too big of a wimp to approach women.
On a side note, our first kid (a son) was born 2 days ago (Saturday, Nov. 29th).
"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.