"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.
how to reply to a compliment?
- Thread starter xbills22
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"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.
B-Lemond
Master Don Juan
bluelemond: I like you taste!
OR
bluelemond: You have good taste!
shydude
Master Don Juan
i guess that will work. thanks man.bluelemond said:Her: I like your shirt!
bluelemond: I like you taste!
OR
bluelemond: You have good taste!
dannowillbookem
Master Don Juan
danno: you're gonna need to be more creative to get in my pants
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Microphone Fiend
Master Don Juan
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dannowillbookem
Master Don Juan
i'll do that next time a girl says that just to see what happens
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Best friends? NAY
Senior Don Juan
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
You: "Don't be so rude; my eyes are up here!"
(a good comeback since women tend to say that to men with wandering eyes)
Her: "I like your shirt."
You: Hahah, what do you REALLY want? I know you're kissing my butt for a reason...
Regardless of what you say, whether it's a ****y/funny reply or a straightforward "you think so?" or "thanks!", always smile...ESPECIALLY if you're doing the ****y/funny
biker_gixxer
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"Yeah, it is pretty cool huh". Then give her a wink so she knows you are being playful.xbills22 said:sometimes in school a girl will say "i like ur shirt" and stuff like that. how should i reply to that? saying just thanks seems kinda lame.
THE_ADDMAN
Master Don Juan
(credit: Craig from DYD)