"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.
Best. Breakup. Ever.
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"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.
JabberWalkie
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I would just move on. There is enough pain in this world, we don't need to create more.
Dante420
Master Don Juan
Lol!
"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.
Upside
Senior Don Juan
There is no excuse for cheating, but is this something that a MAN would do? Probably not. The build up was funny but when the chick really started to break down into tears I found it kind of sad. Sure she did deserve it in a sense and her crying may have well been a way for her to victimize herself and make the radio jocks look like *******s, but at the end of the day the dude should have just dumped her ass in private.
JabberWalkie
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To Upside:
I agree 100%. This is something a spiteful child would do.
I agree 100%. This is something a spiteful child would do.
Rescue Mission
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b1tches need to be taught lessons on what happens when they are not acting like the ladies that we except them to be - the more b1tches that get embarrassed for their wrong doing, the more likely they will change for the better
CTApprentice
Don Juan
Can someone give me cliffs?
I can't listen to it, unfortunately I still live in the internet stoneage? (ahem..dial-up)
I can't listen to it, unfortunately I still live in the internet stoneage? (ahem..dial-up)
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
JackRyanJuan
Don Juan
I don't know how you can justify this as something a MAN wouldn't do. Put yourself in the guy's shoes. You've been dating a girl for FIVE YEARS. You've invested time, money, love, energy, etc. You're getting ready to commit to her exclusively for life. Until you die. Then you find out she's been f'ing around with some guy named Eric. You really want to let her off easy? Imagine the extent of your anger. She essentially wasted five years of your life. Five years that could have been spent meeting more worthy women. Also keep in mind this wasn't some floozie he was seeing for a month or two. If that was the case, I could see this being a little harsh/unnecessary. As is, I applaud the guy's actions and hope he finds someone who treats him better.Upside said:There is no excuse for cheating, but is this something that a MAN would do? Probably not. The build up was funny but when the chick really started to break down into tears I found it kind of sad. Sure she did deserve it in a sense and her crying may have well been a way for her to victimize herself and make the radio jocks look like *******s, but at the end of the day the dude should have just dumped her ass in private.