"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.
fight songs
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"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.
- X Gonna Give It To Ya / DMX
- Fight Music / D12&Eminem
- Remeber the Name / Fort Minor
- THE RIPPER STRIKES BACK / LL COOL J! (Best Battle RAP SONG)
- Move B*tch / Ludacris
- Let's Go / Ying Yang or Trick Daddy forgot which one
Livinlifehard
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Sevendust: Seasons
Dry kill logic
Nothing face
silent civilian has some good ones
Skilla_Staz
Master Don Juan
Hed PE isn't hip hop, but they have a rap type flow to it, and their sh*t is pretty hard. Nothing like metal or something, but it's a combination of metal/hip hop. It's pretty sweet.
If you dl stuff by Hed Pe
Get Ready
Raise Hell
Wake Up (Not as intense, it gets you ready to beat some ass though)
Represent (sweet song)
Other stuff:
Go to Sleep - Eminem, DMX, Obie Trice
Jimmy Crack Corn - Eminem feat. 50 Cent
The Re-Up - Eminem
Public Enemy #1 - Eminem
Doubt Me Now - Lil Wyte
Riotmaker - Tech N9ne
No Can Do (Can't F*ck With Us) - Tech N9ne
Neva Eva - Trillville
I've got more, but I can't think of them. I'll update later.
"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.
Livinlifehard
Don Juan
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fish outa water (i forgot how to spell the middle word one there album)
holy man
bbestar
Banned
"We Got"
Ludacris
feature. Chingy, I-20, Tity Boi
"Neck Of The Woods"
Baby
feat. Lil Wayne
Skilla_Staz
Master Don Juan
One Hitta Quitta - 3 6 Mafia feat Lil Wyte
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
PuroDeAgave
Don Juan
MisterNigma
Don Juan
-E.Nigma
Charm&Style
Master Don Juan
Rollo Tomassi
Master Don Juan
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
BlackJackal
Master Don Juan
Best fight songs as far as Hip Hop is concerned.
~attrACTION~
Banned
My favorite new song is Ginuwine - Sex feat. Sole.
Hockey Playa
Master Don Juan
Kid rock - Bawitdaba
Korn - Right now
Drowning pool - let the bodies hit the floor
system of a down- chop suey, toxicity
Jvesti
Master Don Juan
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.