"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.
Cooking: Anyone with some good recipes
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"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.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
http://italianfood.about.com/od/ingredientstechniques/a/blbas1.htm
if you still need some help, let me know.
italian is my favorite.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
this is a great link for spanish cooking!
It would be wise to make a very light dish with no garlic or onion. Chicken/fish with salad or something like that with a really nice sauce to make it tasty. The person at the bottle shop will tell you the right wine to get.
That way she won't feel fat, bloated, tired and self conscious about her breath.
Which means you won't be laying her that night.
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Tilapia & blackening seasoning. Just put some on there and then fry it in a skillert for like 4 minutes or so on each side. Quick, easy, and don't try it on a first date because quite a few people dislike fish in general =) I usually just have some kind of rice with it and maybe a 1/3 of a salad.
Tortolina. This one takes no effort at all. Dump it in boiling water for a few minutes, just don't overcook it, and then add some Vodka pasta sauce (the orange crap). I use the 3 cheese torts, not the pork or chicken which look weird on the inside. I usually have salad and whatever the tastiest bread I can find locally. Lobster stuffed torts or rav also work the same.
The main thing that seems to matter is don't let her see the twist off wine bottle & make the food look elegantly laid out & such. They won't know the difference.
There are a few others I use but they take more preparation. These take less than 15 minutes and anyone could pull it off.
"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.