"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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in need of advice right now please

skushafre121

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okay so im a senior and theres a sophomore girl that i really wanna get to know. we make eye contact in the halls often but we've never spoken. i rarely see her while shes alone for me to talk to her but even if i did see her i have no idea what id say cause we dont know each other at all. if anyone can give me advice on good ways to break the ice that usually end up well or whatever i would appreciate it a lot. any advice on the subject at all
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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NobodyCares1

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Eye contact, smile, go to her say "Hi, nice shirt/shoes/anything." And just start a conversation, there's no magical line.
 

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I usually make it immediately clear that I'm interested in a girl. Within the first few minutes, I drop "hey, you're cute". An opening handshake is a good way to start physical contact if appropriate.
 

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this was such a long time ago but update: eventually i did it we hooked up for like six months and then we stopped seeing each other but it was cool
 
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