"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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Ignored by girls in a coffee shop

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So I walked into this lounge coffee shop and went upstairs. In the middle of the space there was a small shallow water pool in which there was a table and chairs around it, which were occupied by 4 girls in bare feet seem to be having gr8 fun. One of them was good looking. I took a table got myself a tea. I've never approached a group of more than 2 members so I was calming my nerves.. Besides there were a couple of waiters standing around that water pool I mentioned. Then I got myself up, took a few strolls in the open terrace area , then walked towards the pool and stood there like I was curious about this water pool setup. Of course I eyed the girls. I waited for one of them to look at me (there was just a 2 feet distance between us) so that I could say something like "Is it fun to be sitting on the water like that?". A waited a few seconds, and I was completely ignored, noone looked at me. I felt like they were hostile towards me and moved away cursing myself for the wasted Rs.35 for the tea. Sometime later they came out of the pool and sat at a table in front of me but I didn't feel like talking to them, having been insulted. Wasted Rs.35 and half an hour.
 

"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.

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slaog

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Maybe they think it's rude to stare at people?


Also it could have been the way you approached. If you were nervous they probably would have picked up on it. Its best for you to make the first move by saying something to them. Sometimes people don't open up automatically and you have to make them feel comfortable around you before they open up.
 
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I was initially pissed about approaching a group but soon cooled down so I don't think they picked on my nervousness.
It is difficult not to make one glance at a almost 6 foot tall guy standing close-by, and that says something, don't it?
 

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Staring = OK only for like 3 secs, after which you should open your mouth.

They cannot read your mind you know. you gotta say something.

"You guys seem to be having a lot of fun! I would join you but I dont wanna wet my clothes swimming through the water lol"

^^ see you are already assuming that they love you.

Great smile = great reaction.

^^this works for guys as well. Have you ever seen a guy get beat up while he was smiling.. well there are exceptions, but you get my point right?
 
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"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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DonJoseCantosie

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It happens man, but next time....go up to them directly i'd say. they'd react different i bet ;-).
 
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