"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.
Cool ways to answer the phone
- Thread starter Mitza
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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.
Mandiblard
Senior Don Juan
“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
jiào nǐ shēng háizi méi pìgu yǎn (S: 叫你生孩子没屁股眼, T: 叫你生孩子沒屁股眼) = literally, "May your child be born with an imperforate anus"; sometimes méi pìgu yǎn (S: 没屁股眼, T: 沒屁股眼) is used as an epithet similar to "damned"
THE_ADDMAN
Master Don Juan
flyinshark
Senior Don Juan
Shark speaking! (of course, replace Shark by your own name)
Speak!
Hey Baby! (make sure its a girl though, hehe)
Unregistered
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"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
qweretyuiopas
Master Don Juan
ahahahahahamr_elor said:
I like will smiths in the fresh prince
"you on the mic whats yo beef"
PRMoon
Master Don Juan
Kidding obviously.
I usually say "PRMoon here" or "PRMoon Speaking"
Charm&Style
Master Don Juan
:nervous:
thefonz
Master Don Juan
Take your cranky pants off
ValleyDJing
Master Don Juan
nah man...its "City mogue...you stab em, we slab em."PRMoon said:
"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.
ValleyDJing
Master Don Juan
thefonz said:
Haha! cranky pants.
Soundboards can be fun if you're expecting the call. Careful though, I almost got the cops called on me by my brother thinking something bad had happened to me after I answered his call with a Al Pacino or something like that voice. haha!
michaelhctam
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haha! Yeahhh!! Those sound boards can be such great fun!ValleyDJing said:
I scared the sh!t out of my friend with the Hannibal Lecter soundboard....he was like "MIKE....IS THIS YOU :nervous: ".........."HELLO CLARICE".......:nervous: :nervous: :nervous:
guayaballer
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ValleyDJing
Master Don Juan
haha! nice.Kerpal said:
BacardiGuy
Senior Don Juan
"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.