"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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at the moment I like 'Hey Man (Now You'Re Really Living)" by the Eels...

"Hey Man (Now You'Re Really Living)"

Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl
Made you feel like it's not such a bad world
Hey man now you're really living

Now you're really giving everything
And you're really getting all you gave
Now you're really living what
This life is all about

Well i just saw the sun rise over the hill
Never used to give me much of a thrill
But hey man now you're really living

Do you know what it's like to care too much
'bout someone that you're never gonna get to touch
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever sat down in the fresh cut grass
And thought about the moment and when it will pass
Hey man now you're really living

Now you're really giving everything
And you're really getting all you gave
Now you're really living what
This life is all about

Now what would you say if i told you that
Everyone thinks you're a crazy old cat
Hey man now you're really living

Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl
Made you feel like it's not such a bad world
Hey man now you're really living

People sing
Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Just saw the sun rise over the hill
Never used to give me much of a thrill
But hey man now i'm really living
 

"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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"The Die Is Cast" - Julius Caesar

after being the first General to defy the Roman law stating that no general can cross the Rubicon river with his army for fear of marching on Rome. It was a gamble and he knew the risk it ended up with him winning the Roman civil war and becoming Emperor for life, and having his name belong to the ages. Caesar was the man.
 

PRMoon

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"People talk about good and evil being as simple as black and white. But through closer inspection we should all realize there are only shades of gray in the world."

-beats me but somebody said it damn it.


"That which doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger."
--crowes
sorry crowes Nitche beat you to that one...but only by a few hundred years:D
 

thefonz

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"Women are not people, they are devices created by the lord Jesus Christ for our entertainment." - Peter Griffen
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Climax

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You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.
Love is like a butterfly, hold it too tight and it will crush, hold it too lightly and it will fly away.
Live each day as if it were your last.
Dont cry over your mistakes, LEARN from them.
A man takes responsibility for his actions, right or wrong, and accepts the consequence and lives with it, every day
I could go on forever, but here are a few that I can remember/think up at the moment.;)
And refer to my sig, those are good too.
 

syncmaster

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The only diff. between extacy and rape is salesmanship

... just an insightful quote I thought i'd leave. Those in sales will get the full hit of this message. It's a quote a friend though up during a VERY long shift of be-backs and returns. . .
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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splinterkb

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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
 

Yotsuya-san

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"I suppose the best way to find out where you come from is to find out where you're going, and then work backwards."
 

Centaurion

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Originally posted by Mystic
"The Die Is Cast" - Julius Caesar

after being the first General to defy the Roman law stating that no general can cross the Rubicon river with his army for fear of marching on Rome.
uhm Caesar wasnt the first. Sulla was.
 

"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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S-lemond

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i can do anything through Christ Jesus my Savor
 

dyce

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"I'm too young to be sprung
Too blessed to be stressed
My move is too smooth
On top of that I dress to impress"
-Fabolous

"I don't love 'em, I f*ck 'em
I don't chase 'em, I duck 'em
I replace 'em with another one"
- Jay-Z

"It hurts but it works"
-Me
 

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"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan

"If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it’s in your power to wipe out that judgement now." - Marcus Aurelius
 

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"People who quit are just punks!"
- my 6-year old nephew
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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