bilboteabaggins
Don Juan
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psst I got all you MFers beat...LMAO
"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.
I see where this is going, so why not...post your pics here!
- Thread starter Gray The Prince
- Start date
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Chickfight
Senior Don Juan
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Alright, let's put some faces to names.
These are from my fb.
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/373/n7090418448722666775.jpg
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3349/16872818019079326571388.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/152/10959179309941844709041.jpg
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7984/me2om.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7797/10959192375351844709041.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7074/me3tu.jpg
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9103/75320552.jpg
Yeah gotta hit up the gym more, but I'm an ectomorph all the way. I have to stuff myself every day to put on weight.
These are from my fb.
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/373/n7090418448722666775.jpg
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3349/16872818019079326571388.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/152/10959179309941844709041.jpg
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7984/me2om.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7797/10959192375351844709041.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7074/me3tu.jpg
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9103/75320552.jpg
Yeah gotta hit up the gym more, but I'm an ectomorph all the way. I have to stuff myself every day to put on weight.
cute cute cute cute cute cuteChickfight said:
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7984/me2om.jpg keanu reeves much?
not exclusively, sometimes i see someone i agree with and say so...Robyn923b said:
and a debate with everybody comforting each other in their vision of things is never going anywhere
(for example this thread is probably going nowhere but it satisfies curiosity)
oh and i'm not a sick guy, i'm actually the person in the pics
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
JohnnyStrabler
Don Juan
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Chickfight said:
Me too
I can eat whatever I want as much as I want lol
http://i53.tinypic.com/2re16v9.jpg
I am not big on pictures....I dont know, I dont like them.
Introverts FTW?
JohnnyStrabler
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powpow said:
she is 17 lmao
why dont you take a seat over there, take a seat right there....
SamTheHobit
Master Don Juan
'i'm not a sick guy'BBbardot said:not exclusively, sometimes i see someone i agree with and say so...
and a debate with everybody comforting each other in their vision of things is never going anywhere
(for example this thread is probably going nowhere but it satisfies curiosity)
oh and i'm not a sick guy, i'm actually the person in the pics
thats what all guys pretending to be girls on the internet say. =/
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
SamTheHobit
Master Don Juan
Hold a poster that says 'im bbardot' and take a picture and post it here, then i'll believe you.BBbardot said:
Gray The Prince
Master Don Juan
Post pics or you're just bull-sh!tting.bilboteabaggins said:
"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.
SamTheHobit
Master Don Juan
I would post a pic but I love the anonimity of the internet too much.Gray The Prince said:
Gray The Prince
Master Don Juan
LOLSamTheHobit said:
backbreaker
Master Don Juan
This is a quite old pic, but it's the only one in my photobucket account so dealwithit.gif
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff85/strawberryroad/2005-09-09/8a23.jpg in the middle. this is what.. a 6 year old picture. I'm actually bigger than that now, lose the braids, actually dressed like a grown up. the two dudes are my old best friends. And for you haters, you can check my account as I've posted the same picture here before years ago.
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff85/strawberryroad/vacation/londonnightclub.jpg girl on the far right is my fiancee that I get harped on for talking about too much.
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff85/strawberryroad/2005-09-09/8a23.jpg in the middle. this is what.. a 6 year old picture. I'm actually bigger than that now, lose the braids, actually dressed like a grown up. the two dudes are my old best friends. And for you haters, you can check my account as I've posted the same picture here before years ago.
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff85/strawberryroad/vacation/londonnightclub.jpg girl on the far right is my fiancee that I get harped on for talking about too much.
If that's really you.....wow....give a dude some tips on health & fitness.JohnnyStrabler said:Me too
I can eat whatever I want as much as I want lol
http://i53.tinypic.com/2re16v9.jpg
I am not big on pictures....I dont know, I dont like them.
Introverts FTW?
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.