"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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drmeathead

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her: hey you
yfc98: hi
yfc98: whats u
yfc98: p
her: nothin really you
her: is there anything goin on tonight
yfc98: beisdes me?
her: funny
yfc98: what
her: nothin
her: really is there anything goin on
yfc98: me
her: ok
her: well i am goin to go
yfc98: no nothing that i know of why
yfc98: u partying
her: i am bother
yfc98: bother?
her: bored
her: sorry
her: hahha
yfc98: wrll for bored u pretty pickey
her: waht
yfc98: i said i was going on you were having none of that
yfc98: well i guess you are selcetivley bored
yfc98: see ya
her: what
her: no
her: i am not hhaha
her: i just asked what you guys where doin
her: thats all soorry
yfc98: no apologies
her: well call me if you wnana hangout
yfc98: perhaps
her: eww
yfc98: depends on what your plan is
her: hwat do you mean
yfc98: what are your plans...i can sit around here and do nothing
her: i dont ahve plans
her: but i wanna do soemthing
yfc98: i said me
yfc98: you said no
her: i am not like that hun
yfc98: like what...now you dont want to hang out?
her: no you know aht i mean
yfc98: you make no sense
yfc98: no i dont
her: thats what i got fromw aht you said
her: nevermind then forget it
her: we can hangout
her: what do you ahve in mind
yfc98: sure sometime
her: k
yfc98: youll have o let me know
her: well iam goin home i am at the lib call if you want
her: ### ### ####
her signed off at 11:59:14 PM.
 
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Kourt

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How old are u guys 12? Learn the english language or if u already know that learn how to type. I couldnt understand half of that conversation. In your own words you make no sense. Oh and you forgot to take out her screen name on one of the ims. I dont think you want everyone iming sweets now do you. You have her asking you to call her, thats good and just about all I got out of that convo. Congrats
 

"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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Capt.Jack Sparrow

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What .. in ... the..

her: really is there anything goin on
yfc98: me
her: ok
her: well i am goin to go
No offense, but if I were you, I would feel stupid.

her: but i wanna do soemthing
yfc98: i said me
yfc98: you said no
her: i am not like that hun
Ohh... shot down there, eh pal?

I want back those 45 seconds of my life you just wasted by me reading this.

Go find a tree and kill yourself... J/k
:p
 

MVPlaya

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Originally posted by Capt.Jack Sparrow
Go find a tree and kill yourself...
Lets not be so rash, I mean, this is America after all, the Proud Republic for which it stands, with a splendid democracy, and handguns.

Shoot yourself instead.
 

Jimbo2k

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My IM pickup!!!

ME: I think chatting to girls on IM in an attempt to seduce is gay
HER: Yea I think guys should have balls to talk to us gals in person
ME: yep, lets get together right now
HER: aight call me up
ME: k, cya

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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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