"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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Everyone knows the classic three-day "not too eager" rule, but...

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What if you meet a girl and you get the impression that she just wants to F**K that night, but either her anti-slut defense or her friends or any other number of reasons prevent her from doing it, so you're forced to take her number.

Should you jump on it right away and call the next night? (strike while the iron's hot) Or should you just chill?
 

"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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Personally I think you should keep to the rule and try to establish contact later with a view to duplicating the prior, almost succesful night.
 

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Personally I think you guys think too much. Just do it and get it over with.
 

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this is a totally stupid "rule". if you're following this rule because you think it's AFC or whatever, chances are you ARE AFC.

most of the time, it's SOOOOO plainly obvious to both parties that you're intentionally waiting the "appropriate" amount of time, so as NOT to appear "desperate". if you're trying not to appear desperate, you are desperate.

it all depends on how you execute. personally, i don't give a rats azz about this rule.

in your case, yes, strike while the iron is hot. then again, she might not be so hot when you call her.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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squirrels,

I hate to bring this up, but you seem to think that every girl out there wants to **** you upon meeting you. Maybe you're too eager to **** and it's screwing your game up?
 

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Originally posted by TooColdUlrick
this is a totally stupid "rule". if you're following this rule because you think it's AFC or whatever, chances are you ARE AFC.

most of the time, it's SOOOOO plainly obvious to both parties that you're intentionally waiting the "appropriate" amount of time, so as NOT to appear "desperate". if you're trying not to appear desperate, you are desperate.

it all depends on how you execute. personally, i don't give a rats azz about this rule.

in your case, yes, strike while the iron is hot. then again, she might not be so hot when you call her.
I agree.

Every girl out there knows that stupid little game even AFC's usually try to do that ****.
 

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Squirrels I think it's a mute point....

You do what you do - sometimes the chick will re-think or lose interest (or sober up)

Call her whenever - I personally think it matters not.
 

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if she just wants to fcuk you, i don't think any rules are going to apply...

that is more of a rule of challenge for a girl that is hard to get. and if she just wants to fcuk, then she is not thaaaaat.....

and rules are meant to be broken anyways.
 

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One more thing to add...

It matters not so long as you have a PLAN... i.e. your not calling to BS
 

"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.

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Do what ever feels right, its true, everybody knows the 3 day rule. However, I find that generally I am so busy that I usually get around to calling after 5 days, which seems to work absolutely fine. Althoguh, like you said if your only interested in banging her and your sure she is keen, go for it, end of the day what have you lost...a fvck, so be it, theres plenty more where that came from.

As someone who is developing as a man or DJ (whatever you would like to call it) we have to eventually form our own rules and define ourselves as ourselves not a puppet to a communities thought. These are guidelines to put you on a track of improvement but in the you have to be strong and confident enough to be able to break these bonds and be YOU
 
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