"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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Bad Move?

amnbyrd

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So theres this girl Ive seen around and actually met/talked to at this volunteer event about a month or so ago. I didnt numbr close though I sometimes see her around and talk for a bit. Well shes into cars as am I. Anyways today I was working on my car in the parking lot and I dropped a screw and a friend and I were trying to reach it. Well she drove by and stopped and was like"you still working on your car" I was like "let me see your hands. Are they small." She held her hands up and I told her I dropped a screw and couldnt reach it. She got out and was able to reach in and get it for me. Right after she had to leave though to change and head off to work. Well I just left her a note on a card that I put on her windshied wiper saying " Thanks again for getting my screw out... still think Im a ****y stuckup *******? thats always working on my cars. And left my name and number.
The last comment was from when we 1st met she said that was her assumption of me from seeing me around and always working on my cars.
Was this a bad move or??
 

"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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Bussey

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Well... you've put the ball in her court by giving her your number. Which I don't like.
You also said 'Still think...." which could/should reinforce any preconceived notion she has about you. Which in this case isn't a positive one.

So in those terms I don't like it...

What I do like is the note on the car. Could be an interesting move, but I think it be better if you added a little bit of a game to it.. add some light humor to it... Don't leave a callback number...

In my mind, the ideal is you write it so that she has to write her own and put it on your windshield. Creates a game, and something unique she will have never seen before.

Idea - 6/7
Content - 2/7
 

ready123

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do you normally talk like that to her?
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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