"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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how to overcome regret?

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Have you guys ever experienced situations where you didnt perform as well as you thought you would have in a social interaction? Like I feel stupid over the little things that I missed, like missed cues, things that I regret that I didnt do, etc. I don't know, i think i'm being hard on myself.. Needed insight on this, and how I should deal with it. Thanx in advance
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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rocco said:
Have you guys ever experienced situations where you didnt perform as well as you thought you would have in a social interaction? Like I feel stupid over the little things that I missed, like missed cues, things that I regret that I didnt do, etc. I don't know, i think i'm being hard on myself.. Needed insight on this, and how I should deal with it. Thanx in advance
Reframe this. You didn't fail, you gained experience, next time you know better, you should be happy for this experience. Without failure you can never realize your full potential.
 
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all the time i regret about stuff i didnt do...when i had the opportunity to fuk a lot of fine ass girls, when i was about to buy the real madrid soccer team jersey but didnt and then one day later i saw the whole team and they could have sign it, when i went to amsterdam and didnt smoke weed, when i was in berlin and didnt **** a hooker, .... damn my life is a regret!!
 
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