"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.
Damn Dunken Texts....
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
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That just the way it is.
Not very grammatical that story, but ya get the idea....
"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.
WesCottII
Master Don Juan
However, your intentions are clear to her now, I've lost a few women through them thinking I don't like them, so from that POV, I think it's a good thing.
WesCottII
Master Don Juan
I disagree. It's a mistake if you get all needy and desperate about her.Bvbidd said:
You can tell a girl you like her, and not be a sap.
"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.
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The chase is sometimes the best bit. we all want what isnt easily obtainable.
That was a bad thing. Girls do NOT like telling people they like them. They don't like hearing it.
They expect you to go for it without knowing. A blind leap if you will.
It affirms their insecurities or some bullsiht.
Needless to say, they don't like pussies. Next time you drink, think about what you're doing.
Telling a girl you like her pisses her off and will make her run away. I can assure you of this. DO NOT think otherwise it will ruin you later. She only wants what she can't have, if you like her she has absolutley no reason to be with you.WesCottII said:
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true I just had this convo with a girl...WesCottII said:
she goes "I get nervous around you do you get nervous too?"
me "I think everyone gets nervous around people they like"
Damn I'm getting better at this.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
All criticism is good..just allows us all to become better people....im not a virgin, but this is the first time ive liked a girl in this way...and gone about doing something about it. Granted, it wasnt the right thing, and theres a 90% that it aint gonna happen.....but with it being a first time, i now know what not to do in future.
Cheers for the reply's guys.....and if by the offchance anything does happen..youll be first to know