"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.
ever been hit by a girl?
- Thread starter FinalWay
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"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
I think the best thing to do is take the hit, and grab her arms roughly, so she can't move. Any ideas?
one of the many exact reasons for why i thought of this question. i pretty much agree with a response like that, unless she was going to town on me. at that point id have to say "fvck it" and just deck her one good time. :box:CaptainJ said:
Things have to be so messed up for something like that to happen that there's only one way to handle:FinalWay said:
Take the punch, look straight in her eyes in contempt, turn away and leave for good. I mean no contact whatsoever, no emailing, no texting.
Physical aggression is one thing that deserves NC forever, or else you will be validating the ultimate form of disrespect.
By doing this you avoid any sort of closure and make her spend the rest of her life in regret. That's the ultimate form of revenge.
Hope it never comes to this though.
"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.
DistrictofPenguins
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Well said...tafakna said:
Lol, Don't hit her back, that's a horrible idea.
beatoven
Don Juan
I touched her on the shoulder to get her attention, and she wheeled around and knocked the wind out of me.
Later I found out she really liked me, and my touch was so unexpected and profound she didn't know how to react.
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
beatoven
Don Juan
Yes, although it would have been better if my coworkers weren't standing there and laughing their asses off when I got I punched lol.FinalWay said:and you lived happily ever after? jk
Actually I reckon it would most likely work but there is risk involved.DistrictofPenguins said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FgMLROTqJ0