"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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anile8

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hi
At skool im perseived as a bit of a gun-nut. Im into airsoft and paintball but my friends just know both airsoft and paintball as shooting people with guns. (Airsoft is banned in my country and thus adding a bit more of a violence interest in there eyes).
So dont get me wrong people arent afraid of me or anything but they know i like gun-related sports
I am fully aware that this is a bad situation and should never have gotten here in the first place, but is there anyway to shake that reputation off??
any help would be greatly apreciated.
 

"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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Anomalous

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It's actually a good thing, LIKE A BAD BOY.

And girls like BAD BOYS!!
 

The Master Disaster

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Depends on your age but as you get older your going to be precieved as a younging and they will think your immature. So I say drop it at 16 +
 

Hot Ice

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Nothing beats shooting live round bursts with an assault rifle... :cool:
 

john_x

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Originally posted by anile8
hi

I am fully aware that this is a bad situation and should never have gotten here in the first place, but is there anyway to shake that reputation off??

why the hell is it a bad situation? its your hobby yes?
dont change for other people,, or change your ways to fit in with there veiws
FOOOOOOK THEM
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Aznkid1030

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haha ^ funny pic but yeah if you are dedicated to it whatever your hobby is dont listen to other people.
 

Phat

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yeh 1 way is to stop telling everyone that ur into that stuff. keep it to ur self. Or find a new hobby
 
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