"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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False IOIs?

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Note: I'm 17

I'll keep this short and to the point

Recently I was teasing a chick a lot and doing my thing and I was getting IOI's from her. It was me, her and a couple other of my guy friends hanging out.

Well one of the guys that we were hanging out with she likes and they have a little bit of a thing goin on. They like eachother but aren't officially going out yet.

But that night I would of never guessed that they still had there thing going on.. they hardly talked to eachother or anything.

I'm just confused as to why I was getting IOI's and why she still likes this guy..

Whenever a chick im gaming on I find out that she's with someone or likes someone it kills my confidence. Do I still have a chance with these chicks who like someone? Or should I next them off the get go.

I'm just confused about everything.. still learning I guess.

:nervous: I'm getting frustrated
 

"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.

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Sounds like an attention ***** OR she could be teasing you as backup.
 

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As I've gotten older I've figured out that it doesn't count unless they're married or have children together and sadly enough sometimes it doesn't count then...Ever broke up with a girl and less than a week later she's got somebody new? Women usually have someone in waiting or a backup...and sometimes they don't make him wait...If they're just hanging out that's nothing...keep making moves on her...If she was blatantly flirting with you in front of him then you know you're in the runnings...by the way what exactly does "IOI" stand for?
 

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When a girl once told me that some girls flirt for fun and IOIs (indicators of intrest) could just be fake cause the girl is having a good time - it fcked with me.. for about a week. Chill about it, theres plenty of other girls, go for em all and one or two might just be screwing around. She might have been trying to make the guy she liked jelous.
 

"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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She is a damn girl Attraction can come and go as quick as you saying "ABC".

Look at it this way because she is giving IOIs to you does that mean she can't give IOIs to anyone else she is attracted too. Attraction can be pumpped and then lost, its like just doing a whole lot of attraction and then a week later you expect to have the same amount of attraction before when really you have no rapport.

So no your not getting false IOIs unless she is trying to manipulate you to maybe do something, and she is just giving you IOIs to persuade you. This is normal for her to be giving IOIs to anyone else she likes.
 
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hi2u said:
Sounds like an attention ***** OR she could be teasing you as backup.
What he said you should go to HighSchool Forum and read my "Me vs. Attention wh*re.... I win" thread the situation sounds the SAME and it shows how I delt with that... if you flirt with a girl and she shows IOI but don't do anything it means... she doesn't "get it"= inexperianced= prude or she gets it and just likes to flirt a lot = attetion wh*re. :up:
 

"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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PeterNorthisawesome said:
What he said you should go to HighSchool Forum and read my "Me vs. Attention wh*re.... I win" thread the situation sounds the SAME and it shows how I delt with that... if you flirt with a girl and she shows IOI but don't do anything it means... she doesn't "get it"= inexperianced= prude or she gets it and just likes to flirt a lot = attetion wh*re. :up:

good stuff there. Im glad I read that. I am going to deffiniltey take notice when chicks are flirting with me if they do it with everyone else too
 
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