"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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CLASSIC earbuds with remote

Die Hard

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Jeez, this is discrimination... Look, I hate those earbuds that go all the way into your ear, like these: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-ex...lack/4783004.p?id=1219105374549&skuId=4783004

I just want CLASSIC earbuds, which go into your earshell but not all the way into your earhole, like these: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/jvc-gum...hite/1883139.p?id=1219066385025&skuId=1883139

Now, I just have one other wish, they should have a remote control so I can skip songs, fast forward, volume control etc. I want to use them on my ipod mini, that's why. But hey, somehow these things are really hard to find...

There are lots of those earbuds that go all the way into your earhole, which have remote control. But none of the CLASSIC earbuds have remote control! I bought some a few years ago from Sony but they seem unavailable nowadays... Do you guys know of any available???
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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I like the ones that came with my iPhone. Smooth, without irritating rubber and they stay in-place pretty well.
 

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Yeah, I might try and see if I can buy those separately. But I'd rather get some from another brand coz all the standard Apple earbuds I've had, didn't last long. Plus their sound quality isn't that great.

I just think it's ridiculous how, in the last decade or so, the market has become so focused on those ear buds that go all the way into your earhole. I hate that feeling, like your ears pop when you take off in an airplane? Fvck those things, I want the classic earbuds...WITH remote!
 

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I personally enjoy Skull Candie's, not those rip off kinds, because of the high sound quality, outside noise reduction, and bass. It only has a mic and pause/play button but if you jailbreak/root your phone you can install a kit that allows you to long hold the volume up/down key to skip songs- very useful in my opinion.
 

"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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