"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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Ignoring a lady to make her want you more

FemPulley

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Firstly there's this girl in uni whom I've been chatting and bantering with. We have chemistry, and I get this positive vibe off her, but I think she may be playing hard to get. For example

Me: I'll be going on a trip next week so you probably won't seem me for a while...
Her: Why should I care.

Now I don't see her that often, perhaps once or even twice a week if lucky. I saw her for the second time this week in the library but decided to just ignore her and not even acknowledge her presence. She eventually left the library, while I sat there on the computer looking busy. Will this go in for my favour, giving an image that I'm a busy guy with business to do, and not going to mess about chatting her up every time.

Secondly, as a man I understand that the man does have to make the move if he likes someone. But, does that mean he will initiate every single conversation he has with the woman? Wouldn't that go against the man's favour? Should the man at some point wait for the woman to initiate conversation?

Cheers
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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I think she may be playing hard to get. For example

Me: I'll be going on a trip next week so you probably won't seem me for a while...
Her: Why should I care.
You may be mistaking hard to get with impossible to get.
 
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Purefilth

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JohnChops said:
she pretty much told you she doesnt want you in that sentence its pretty clear.
that plus ignoring you existed at the library.

I think you have no plates and you're going all AFC, reading signals and chemistry that just aren't there.

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“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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mrRuckus

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Be wonderful, then be gone.

You forgot the first step.
 

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Girls do not play hard to get. As a general rule.

Yes, ignoring a woman may make you look less needy, which is a good thing. But I do not think it matters in this case since it seems like she has a low interest level (IL).

It doesn't take a whole lot of interaction with a woman to gauge her IL. If during your interaction(s) with her she gives you indicators of interest (IOIs), then go ahead and ask her out. If she doesn't give you IOIs, then she's not interested, and you should leave her alone (or you should prepare to be rejected if you decide to ask her out anyway).
 
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