"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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If you open thread, please place vote on poll- New Company Name?

Gelato Company name - Also open to written in suggesions if better

  • Gelato World

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • Gelato Dreams

    Votes: 4 25.0%
  • Gelatania

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Bravo Gelato

    Votes: 5 31.3%
  • Grand Gelato

    Votes: 6 37.5%

  • Total voters
    16

FreeStyleZ

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Will be a gelato company and they want something that's safe but also sort of classy/elegant, that can appeal to the affluent, middle class, kids, adults, etc.
 

"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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Business names are more effective when they have similar sounds at the beginning of each word. Think Coca-Cola (Co-Co) and David DeAngelo (Day-Dee). This makes them "stick" in the mind, like a song you "can't get out of your head". Grand Gelato is the best one, but see if you can think of another one that's better that uses the word 'Gelato'. Bust out a dictionary.

Source: Eben Pagan

Gelato Guillotine - make it middle ages themed.

Just kidding, but I'm sure you get the idea.
 

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"Gelata Flavors"
"Gelata Fun"

lol

"Gelata BPDS"
 

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Grand Gelato sems to be winning, and while I do like Grand Gelato, there is another company in town that uses the word Grand in their name that they're a bit concerned about being associated with. Is it safe to assume most of these are sort of similar as far as safeness / appeal? Am leaning towards Gelato Dreams.
 

"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.

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I like Bravo Gelato. Bravo also fits in with the Italian theme, as well as being classy....think the opera.
 

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"Gelato Betas in This Forum"

But seriously folks, I like "Gelato Dreams".

The soft "g" sound is at the beginning of both words, and it will appeal to women, who might be the primary demographic.

The more I think about it (and I have engaged some of the best intellectual minds on this quest), I also like "Bravo Gelato". It's playful and fun, and would probably appeal to both genders.

Both names roll well off the tongue, which really does help. When it's fun to say, it remains in people's minds.
 

"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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FreeStyleZ said:
Can you provide suggestion for one better? Thanks.
Gelato Jizz

Bvkkake Gelato

Jelqing Gelato

Jerkin' Gelato

Fappin' Gelato

Seriously:


Bello Gelato "Handsome Ice Cream" or Gelato Bello "Ice Cream Handsome" to have Gelato come up first in a search.

Or Gelato Baci "Ice Cream Kisses"

You need it to sound more Italian and classy along with similar sounding words to Gelato.
 

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FreeStyleZ said:
Can you provide suggestion for one better? Thanks.
Galeteco Inc.


that's all you need to do brah, all that galeteco dreams stuff wont be taken seriously
 

FreeStyleZ

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Fatal Jay said:
Galeteco Inc.


that's all you need to do brah, all that galeteco dreams stuff wont be taken seriously
Agree to disagree, thanks though.
 

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How about DGelatoJizzyNinjaAzzcracka?
 

"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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