"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 won the genetic lottery

"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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Paul Ray

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After watching the video I was left thinking what the point really was in her talk.

I think we as men know that beautiful women get a free ride in a lot of situations and the funny part is that most of them are oblivious to it.

But at the end what kind of real value is she offering here. If anything it makes non attractive people feel terrible about their genetic lottery.
 

G_Govan

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Damn, necro post. You had me thinking Burroughs was back.
 

Stagger Lee

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It's the same thing for males winning the genetic lottery. Except not to the same extreme that looks bring women benefits. Women and society aren't generally going to hand him money and opportunity, but it does open all the doors to having sex with women and being accepted by them. Being a good looking guy vs being rather unattractive makes most of the difference between having lots of women and career success and being a sexless working stiff.
 
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