"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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Gone, and wanting no strings attached.

Patrick124

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Summer is approaching, and I'm in kind of a bad position. In one hand, I have a unofficial "girlfriend" who I care about moreso than just to NEXT her[she implied I'm her bf to someone], but in the other hand..its summer baby.

Basicly..I'm gone from July 3rd-25th. Thats almost half my summer. Half of my summer where i want to get wild-and crazy hooking up with who I want when I want, no strings attached.
My girls also in France for ALL of July[i might not even see her until after shes back from vacation now..], so I assume she wants to let loose too?lol though those french people might not be able to please her.

So my question: How do I go about this. You know..put the relationship on "hold" for vacation-time? I guess you could say I sound afc-ish, but...i want her to be here when I get back...

If this is impossible, let me know. peace.
 

"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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You've got two options as I see it. Don't tell her ****, get crazy and hook up with tons of girls while she's away. Hope she doesn't find out.

Or, tell her how you feel, see what she says. She may be thinking the exact same thing as you.
 

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When it comes to break ups you should always tell it up straight

The way I see it, you have these options...

1. Simply 'breakup'

2. Tell her because of the circumstances you believe you shouldn't date until July is over. But if feelings still remain by August, you'll give it a shot

3. Do the filthy on her (your a pr*ck if you select this option by the way)
 

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aith thanks guys. I'm gonna tell her that "under these circumstances i think we should wait until we're both back form vacation and see where things take us form there, becasue i'lll be able to drive again."
 
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