"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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I need some advice

Vikman

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On the way out from work today, I approached one of my female co-workers (the one I want to go out with) and said to her, "Wow, it's hot outside. I'm going to the ice cream shop for some ice cream. Come with me." She said "Okay". (FYI: Keep in mind I didn't ask her to come with me, I told her to.)

So we sat and ate ice cream (she even paid for me, even though I didn't ask her to). After talking (and finishing my ice cream) I looked at my watch and said, "I have to go. Let's continue this conversation later. I'll give you a call." She gave me her #, I gave her mine and she begged me to call her later. I didn't give her an answer on that.

Now what???
 

“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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penkitten

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weren't you suppose to say you would call... but then just leave her hanging waiting by the phone?
 

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Call her then breath into the phone for 5 seconds then hang up.
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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bond21 said:
Call her then breath into the phone for 5 seconds then hang up.
Then the next day at work, sneak up behind her, yank on her hair and then turn and run. :D
 

"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.

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Scorched

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Francisco d'Anconia said:
Then the next day at work, sneak up behind her, yank on her hair and then turn and run. :D
No lol.

Call her the 2nd day.

Keep it short and funny.
 
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