"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.
Do you think man worth $65M should put up with "being friends first"?
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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.
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The guy might have $65 million but he looks kinda dorky and scrawny even from that pic. He could get contact lenses and lose the glasses (which I can personally attest snaps heads where girls would previously ignore you), hit the gym or even hire an on-call personal trainer with that kind of cash and his money wouldn't even really come into consideration.
These girls are actually pretty cool IMO for not immediately saying "YES" just because he's a millionaire. Plus it's kind of unfair to judge them on this anyway - if they say yes it's "OH MY GOD GOLDDIGGING WENCHES!" and if they say "Friends first" it's "Wow, these girls are b*tches and think they're superior!"
Would you date a woman you don't even find attractive just because someone told you she has $65 mil? If so, I'd say that's more shallow than getting to know them first.