"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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"Hey I know you from somewhere!"

sharpshooter

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Tried this on a chick today who was walking with her friend. I pointed to the hot one and said it as they were turning/walking. Her friend was like "Yeah, she works at a bank". I was like ooh a bank, I would have sworn you went to highschool with me. Blah blah, they never really payed attention (i was sorta walking away as I said it too and I didn't really care either)

worst/most pointless cold approach EVER :D
 

"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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il_duce

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Well, don't you think if you really did know her from somewhere you wouldn't be walking away from her, but instead walking toward her?

No wonder they didn't buy it. They could tell by your actions.

Of course you didn't really know her anyway, but still, you gotta practice what you preach.
 

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I bet you'd be feeling worse if you didn't say anything.
 

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at that point i'd made so many cold approaches that I was just doing it for the heck of it lol. I just needed a quick excuse to say something to them, and that was the first thing that popped into my head. I didn't really care or persue it

that's why I declare it the most pointless cold approach ever
 

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haha i did that a bar once when I was drunk as sh!t. Dude, they never ever fall for that.... I think every other guy on campus uses it...
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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