"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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Field Report (FR): Friday night fishing with Solomon = E

"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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Solomon, everyone goes through periods of solitude. Use it as a time to reflect, then get back out there being social after you have used that down time to grow.

Also, you are four years older. You might not have the same drive to be butterflying around the room like that anymore. Nothing wrong with slowing down a bit. Quality over quantity, my friend.
 

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Come on Solo. Once a Jedi, always a Jedi. The most amazing thing in the world is to have it all, lose it, AND THEN get it all back again!

Why?

Anyone can conquer the world, only few can conquer defeat.
 
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