"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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Boot Camp Thread (Opening May 2nd)

"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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Elevenbravo

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Well, ive gotten 9 hi's in so far, ill continue on tuesday since monday I have a date. Heh maybe I already got ahead lol.

Also why not have multiple partners if there is an uneven number.
 

Nickell511`

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oh hell, i guess i'll give it another shot. count me in.
 

JT47319

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Why even boot camp? Just go to clubs/bars for every single night for a week or two until you have over 100 sets under your belt. By that time, you'll have gotten over your fear and can start applying advanced tactics and conversational skills. If you're a through and through AFC, the first 100 sets aren't going to matter anyways.
 

crisis

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Yeah, I'm in. Need a partner.

AIM: eventus000
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ICQ: 115666320
I use trillian so I'm on all of them.

Run down on today
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Forgot about the bootcamp. But I happened to have 2 eye contacts and one hello, which ended up a conversation. But tomorrow I shall do more because I know that's I'm doing it now.

CIAO.
 

"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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im starting today... see what happens

Gonna start today.. but got a story to share....

Went out the other nite... read some confidence builder stuff off here before I went, just to see what happens. Anyway, went out, was having fun, and got approached by a HB7. Started convo about tattoos, kino started right away. I was showing her mine, shes showing me hers type stuff. Told her to come outside the club with me, cause we couldnt really talk to much in there. She says that my confidence was a big turn on...lol. Kissed closed, exchanged numbers and going back out with her in couple of days.

All about attitude and confidence.... then get the kino going and everything else will follow.
 

CGE333

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Count me in

Getting a late start but I got 3 Hi's out so far. Everyone that is doing this make sure you complete it. The last time I started- did not get all the way to the end, but one of the #'s I got is still my F-Buddy to this day (4 months later)...
 

Lost

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Day 1
.....felt sorta worried when i had arrived to skool.
strange cuz ive done this plenty of times. ... but today i totally wussed out. I tried to realise nothin bad would happen.. and when i thought about it i sorta realised it.. but i still was afraid to do it for some reason.
ahh whatsup with that?
i even went to barnes n noble afterwards..... but i was still scared to do it.
 

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i'll join in this,only just noticed so ill start tomorrow. cheers:)
 

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ok, my computer is fvcked up but here is how it is going so far.

Sunday, I got about 9-10 hi's

Today is not over and I am going out to eat up in a little town.

Does people I am acquainted with but don't really talk (i.e. never or almost never) to at school count because I said "hi" to them and have a little convo with them today?
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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One on One

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Slow start for me on the Boot Camp, but I'll get there...

Didn't have time to out Sunday, but managed 3 His today. They weren't too solid though...lady at CVS, neighbor lady I don't see much, and dude at GNC. I had a short convo with the guy at GNC and I usually don't talk to cashiers much so that was a positive.

I'll give more of an effort tomorrow.
 

Nickell511`

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got about 7 hi's today. oh yea, and some girl in the library told me she would love to give me a b|owjob sometime...hmm, i don't know:rolleyes:
 

EFFORT

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Week 1, Day 1

CONGRATS on the first day everyone!

today i got about 10 eyecontacts and 6 hi's....not bad but i could of done better (choked a few times)


matter of fact i think we all could of done better today! So tomorrow i challenge everyone to get 5 more hi's + ec's than you did today

Ok off to bed exams tomorrow :/
 

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EFFORT, where were you yesterday? i didnt see u online for one minute :(

Day2
Still hesitant..... i tried to focus like i used to on the past. Like Zone in on one person ... but when i would look at them, i wouldnt hold it.
wtf/......
 

"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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eye contacts a bit dodgy at times, because you dont know if its proper or not, i said hi about 13 times on the train today, i got some funny looks, but no worries. Anyway i was focused because iwas very angry about not getting a senior prefect role today
 

Microphone Fiend

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Hey Mic. Fiend reportin back, I got 9 more Hi's today so my total is 23 Hi's now. Come on, everyone give some info, and GET ON THOSE DROPOUTS!
 

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Originally posted by crisis
Yeah, I'm in. Need a partner.

AIM: eventus000
MSN: [email protected]
ICQ: 115666320
I use trillian so I'm on all of them.

Run down on today
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Forgot about the bootcamp. But I happened to have 2 eye contacts and one hello, which ended up a conversation. But tomorrow I shall do more because I know that's I'm doing it now.

CIAO.
Alright buddy... we're partners
 

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Week 1, Day 3

another 10 hi's
yesterday

today 4 and I am going out now

total 24
 

One on One

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Week 1, Day 3

Ugh, only 1 Hi today. Eye contact is no problem for me, although everybody else seems to avoid it. My total is 4 so this is a really slow start, but I will get 50. It's been hard for me to find people around. The malls seem to be empty when I go during the afternoon. I work tomorrow so I will try to get a bunch of His after work tomorrow.
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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