"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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aspiring DJ... question about kids.

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Hi,

I'm an aspiring DJ, very new to the game. I got married at 19, and have been separated for about 7 months now (the only reason I've not finalized my divorce is that you have to be separated for a year in my state before a divorce can be finalized). Now, at 28, I'm looking to get into the dating scene. My question is about children, my marriage and the subsequent end to that marriage has left me with two boys, aged 5 and 6, that live with me for all but every other weekend. How does this really effect how I'm viewed with women?

I've been told by a former co-worker,(female) who was a friend at the time, that kids can attract women, but in my limited experience, any mention of them to a women, even in passing, seems to cause them to lose any and all interest in me.

Are there any other DJs out there that are also fathers? Is having kids a plus or a minus? Should I hide their existence till I've already made some progress?

Any and all help is appreciated.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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you wont be a single bachelor like you were before your marriage, because you always have the children around.
you can end up getting alot of women hanging around thinking that you need the help or that you need to replace their mother.
 

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baseballfan said:
I've been told by a former co-worker,(female) who was a friend at the time, that kids can attract women, but in my limited experience, any mention of them to a women, even in passing, seems to cause them to lose any and all interest in me.
I dont know what to say in this situation in very young but i heard ( from DYD i thing ) that getting advices from females is wrong -" u cant ask fish how to get fishes .. u better ask a good fisherman "
 

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Daddy The Pimp said:
" u cant ask fish how to get fishes .. u better ask a good fisherman "
OK, then I'm asking the fishermen out there, do I leave them out of the conversation, at least until there is sufficient IL? Or is it better to mention them (I'm not talking about spending the whole conversation about them, just a passing reference) early, as they are a big part of my life?
 

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why cant you be able to say that you have children who are the most precious to your heart, and at the same time, say that you are not ready to have them meet anyone yet, as you do not want to confuse them.
most women in our age range, already have kids too and understand what you mean.
 

"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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