"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.
If she asks you if you like her....
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"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.
That is the truth.
Then she will fall madly in love with you.
It is the same way with this one girl that I know, except sadly, I am not that guy, well not yet. But he said he used to like her, and all the attraction and rules came into play, and now she loves him.
I will have to work on that situation.
oakraiderz2
Master Don Juan
Youre a cool kid. :rockon:
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Her: Do you like me?
You: Maybe
Her: Do you like me?
You: Now, why would you ask me that?!
Her: Do you like me?
You: Figure it out! I'm not just going to tell you.
Her: Do you like me?
You: I don't know.
Her: Do you like me?
You: I think I......(then like a payphone that has cut off say)*please insert 25$ for the rest of the message*
Her: *gives you 25$*
You: Ahh man, the message has been erased, anyways, figure out for yourself.
Her: Do you like me?
You: *shrugs shoulders* possibly.
The point is to make her want more.