MatureDJ
Master Don Juan
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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.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Uhm, I haven't and most people haven't, because most people aren't that batsh!t crazy!Article said:Honestly, who among us has not once acted like Ades?
Lol next story will be a write up on the writer of the articleUhm, I haven't and most people haven't, because most people aren't that batsh!t crazy!
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.
That's the kind of interest level you don't want!She has a scarcity mindset.
He must be a SS member; his game was tight. Made her hampster go into overdrive!
You guys joke, but I once had a married woman turn up at my house at midnight in just a trench coat and lingerie. She'd driven two hours. You hit the right buttons on the wrong woman and you'll have a crazy on your hands!SS member pulled a couple of learned methods from this site and got that woman addicted.