"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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Broke up a while ago.. feeling a bit crappy

paymon

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I dumped my gf of about 5 months a little while ago. I ended it right before I left the country for three weeks. I've been out for two weeks and still have a week until i return. Funny thing is she moves out to the college town (same place I will be moving to but in 3 weeks) the same day I get back.

At first she was almost begging me to stay, she was depressed and crying for days. I havent had any contact until today when she emailed saying "how much happier she was since we broke up" , yeah right, how could that be true when you were crying so hard and home-ridden for a week.

I guess its just a feeling that takes a while to get over... but atleast on the night i dumped her i went to a party and totally social-proofed the place and had the only three hot girls at the place on me. It seems when im out with other people im great, but when i think of her and the relationship i start feeling like crap.

Any suggestions./comments/advice appreciated.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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jprjrjr

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Originally posted by paymon
I dumped my gf of about 5 months a little while ago. I ended it right before I left the country for three weeks. I've been out for two weeks and still have a week until i return. Funny thing is she moves out to the college town (same place I will be moving to but in 3 weeks) the same day I get back.

At first she was almost begging me to stay, she was depressed and crying for days. I havent had any contact until today when she emailed saying "how much happier she was since we broke up" , yeah right, how could that be true when you were crying so hard and home-ridden for a week.

I guess its just a feeling that takes a while to get over... but atleast on the night i dumped her i went to a party and totally social-proofed the place and had the only three hot girls at the place on me. It seems when im out with other people im great, but when i think of her and the relationship i start feeling like crap.

Any suggestions./comments/advice appreciated.
If she was really so "OK" with the break up, she wouldn't feel the need to let you know.

You dumped her, now move on and forget about her. Women don't dwell on their decisions like men do. Act the same way.
 

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Music helps get over things... I dunno, that's all I can remember about how I got over break ups in my AFC days.
 

Big Eee Zee

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Originally posted by runnincircles
Music helps get over things... I dunno, that's all I can remember about how I got over break ups in my AFC days.
too true. I HATE angry white people music for the most part (I'm a jazz man myself) but I have to say, early Korn like untouchables is GREAT breakup music. the songs are all about hating her for what she did to you, or similar topics. I'm surprised more people haven't recommended it.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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