"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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Juan_Man

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I want everyone's opinion (men and women):

Is it wrong for a guy to use winging techniques when the "other girl" is someone that you know pretty well? I'm simply talking about going for a dance with the target (who has been dancing with other guys the whole night).

In other words, does the guy need to get special permission to approach the target?
 
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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I don't think that their are any official "Rules of Engagement" other than you need to follow your Wing Commander unless he doesn't engage the primary objective withing a reasonable amount of time. In such a case, a Wingman can take over the mission and engage the primary target and the initial Wing Commander has to become a Wingman.

Make sense?
 

Yo Homey! Pimp man!

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I don't think that their are any official "Rules of Engagement" other than you need to follow your Wing Commander unless he doesn't engage the primary objective withing a reasonable amount of time. In such a case, a Wingman can take over the mission and engage the primary target and the initial Wing Commander has to become a Wingman.

Make sense?
Easy there commander!

You have to be very careful in a situation like this. It is a matter of life and death at this point.

First, the initial wingman needs to contact the commander first. He must pass the official 1103-BA code to the wing commander for an I-3 inspection (I-3, not I-4). Once that has been initialized, then central station can relay the message back to the wingman. Once this takes place, the wingman can then take over as the wingcommander if and only if he has not observed a violation of the primary target. If he does, he needs to stand down immediately, report the 510-M and return to base.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Originally posted by Yo Homey! Pimp man!
Easy there commander!

You have to be very careful in a situation like this. It is a matter of life and death at this point.

First, the initial wingman needs to contact the commander first. He must pass the official 1103-BA code to the wing commander for an I-3 inspection (I-3, not I-4). Once that has been initialized, then central station can relay the message back to the wingman. Once this takes place, the wingman can then take over as the wingcommander if and only if he has not observed a violation of the primary target. If he does, he needs to stand down immediately, report the 510-M and return to base.
Good call Pimp man! Everyone always forgets central station, at least someone has it straight. It saves from doing a I.D.10T form later.
 

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Huh? Can someone speak English?
 
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