"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.

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Ego

"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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lurker

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great. and true ego come sin all forms. like attractive people seeking validation for thier looks when they dont get attention they feel sad. i worked on my body and expected every girl to look at me. if they didnt id feel sad. i think ego. is bad. but pride is good. but too much pride isnt good for a man too. get rid of your ego and you'll be happier. im just starting to get happy knowing not every girl has to look at me. i cant get every girl. ill live my life.
 

LegendBoy

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Very good find.

I am moving houses in a month. To a new house i get my own little place not connected to the house. So I was thinking I got so many possessions what would I be when I throw everything away. Envision myself sitting in the ground in my room with nothing but myself there.

Who am I? It is like the Fight Club motto. When you have lost everything your free to do anything. Thus I am going to get rid of a lot of my crap I dont need. I know it will lift weight off me as dumb as it sounds.

Also another problem I have with the ego is I believe I am good looking.. So when I have an oppurtunity to approach I feel that if I am rejected it creates doubt. So I try to avoid it. Even though since finding this site I am 1/1 in number closing and hook up.

So I haven't really tried hard enough. I think like what the article said the ego is what we believe to be us. So by ditcing the materialistic things we are only left with ourselves.....
 

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good read.
 
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