Die Hard
Master Don Juan
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"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.
Clint Eastwood shows us how it's done!
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"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
thedude4242
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thats why it is the movies. they can do anything like that.
Julius_Seizeher
Master Don Juan
That's one of my favorite Eastwood scenes.
survivorman
Don Juan
I've had women compare me to Clint more than once - I'm OK with that..
Of course, actually *doing* something like that linked clip in real life will likely land you in prison for a l-o-o-o-n-g time!
Of course, actually *doing* something like that linked clip in real life will likely land you in prison for a l-o-o-o-n-g time!
taiyuu_otoko
Master Don Juan
My favorite Clint scene with a woman was in one of the dirty harry movies. He'd just come home to his apartment building, when some hot young asian woman asked him:
Girl: "What's it take for a women to go to bed with you?"
Clint: "You could try knocking on the door." And then turned and walked away.
Girl: "What's it take for a women to go to bed with you?"
Clint: "You could try knocking on the door." And then turned and walked away.
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
survivorman
Don Juan
Clint on how to handle AW's (from Coogan's Bluff);
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