"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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Gf Broke Up With Me - Need Advice

cordoncordon

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After I only read the first few lines about how you would not go pick her up, I was kinda thinking to myself how perhaps you should have done so. Then I read how you picked her up all of the time, and my mind changed. And then I read about all of the other things she did? And my thoughts turned to "this girl is a psycho!".

You lucked out. Never ever talk to this girl again.

And I loved your line about the phosphoric acid. Hilarious.
 

"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.

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KarmaSutra said:
To say, in a definitive tone, that there are no beautiful female lawyers is akin to saying all forum Moderators know what the fvck they're speaking about.

Neither are true.
Damn right!
 
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