Ridingthelightning
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"Why? Do you wanna be?"
"Why? Do you wanna be?"
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.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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.
I'm gonna use this one! Do you have any other ones?f283000 said:hb: do you have a girlfriend?
hero: if you're interested i can get you an application. You think you can pass the background check?
Go watch Clerks, and then see why you NEVER ask a woman how many guys she's been with.Hearth said:Since you guys mentioned what to say if a girl asks how many girls you've slept with, I was wondering what's a good way of getting an honest answer out of the girl as to how many guys she has been with?
Is this something that they will generally lie about? I mean if it's a load of guys then naturally they're inclined to reduce the figure, but if they've only been with say 1 guy or even none then will they big it up a touch so that they don't look inexperienced?