"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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Good Drink other than beer

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R.U.G. said:
Martinis.. Okay, Mr. Bond.
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I don't really associate martinis with James Bond unless you say "Shaken, not stirred". Martinis were a rat pack thing also. Anyway, I haven't had a drink in years (not that I'm trying to quit, I just haven't wanted one), but I like martinis. Some people like the sweet mixed drinks, although a lot of the time those are seen as girl's drinks. I used to be fond of tequila sunrises, although from my experience bartenders weren't very good at making them (they put too much grenadine in and the whole drink turns pink).

The Beatles used to drink Jack and Coke.
 

"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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zekko said:
I don't really associate martinis with James Bond unless you say "Shaken, not stirred". Martinis were a rat pack thing also. Anyway, I haven't had a drink in years (not that I'm trying to quit, I just haven't wanted one), but I like martinis. Some people like the sweet mixed drinks, although a lot of the time those are seen as girl's drinks. I used to be fond of tequila sunrises, although from my experience bartenders weren't very good at making them (they put too much grenadine in and the whole drink turns pink).

The Beatles used to drink Jack and Coke.
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I also like Jack and Coke. White Russian is good too. Moscow Mule always great on a hot day or night; not to mention a Long Island Iced-Tea (A/K/A/ Arnold Palmer). All but the Jack & Coke and White Russian are low carb as well.
 
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Old fashioned is my go-to drink. It sucks that most bars don’t know how to make it though..
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Cannabis-infused drinks.

 
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