"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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In this topic, we recall our biggest AFC moments and how we've improved since

Shivastorm_88

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I have three major AFC moments.

1) I was enamored with a girl whom I had spoken to ONCE in real person, face to face, although I talked to her a lot on MSN (funny thing is, I got her MSN through a friend). I remember I refused to go out (didn't have many friends as well back then) so I could talk to her. However, at school I was too God damn shy to even talk to her, I was avoiding her like plague. Worse part is, this girl was a complete slut (gave two BJ back to back to two guys celebrating their birthday when I was in 11th grade). I remember when my friend told me this I got so upset I cried about it.

2) In cegep (I live in Quebec, it's unique to here, it's a bridge of 2-3 years between 11th grade and university) I was becoming less shy but still hadn't found this website. I had went on a date with a girl (whom I later found out she used me to get attention since the guy she wanted to bang didn't go for her) and since it was my first date, I was so excited afterward that I started talking to her on MSN every day, but also on the phone all the time, up to a point where she had to tell me to stop calling her because it was getting too much... At least I got the message and moved on.

3) Around my 18 birthday, I was pursuing this attention wh0re, again talking with her all the time on MSN, but this time trying to seduce her through intellectual talks (on MSN, hahah). I invited her to my 18th bday party, and obviously she didn't show up, and needless to say it A) ruined my party, and B) I cried, again!

Third moment brought me to this website. Now I'm far from being a DJ master or whatever you want to call it, but my old AFC days are definitely behind me. I got my life together, made new better friends, found myself some new hobbies and a passion for drawing (used to waste my life away on computer games), became much, much more confident, highly more outgoing (i.e.: I organize a lot of stuff with friends, before I never did that once!) stopped putting women on a pedestal (I basically treat them like a hobby now). Hell I'm even planning to buy a condo next year (still at university). Basically I'm stepping up, shredding my boyhood and becoming a man.

I'm still not very good at cold approaches (although I do some) but this isn't my priority right now, my priority is really to work on myself, and I'm becoming quite satisfied with the outcome.



So yeah, that's my part, thought it could be interesting to hear your stories as well, and feel free to comment on everyone that shares as well.
 

"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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Shivastorm_88

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Not one person willing to share their experiences? I think it would be beneficial for everyone here, especially if the more "experienced" contribute
 

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Not really. Every couple of weeks you see some post like this. Post your most AFC blah blah blah. Honestly...at this point that's the last thing I want to think about. Ask me about some crowning moments of awesome, not some cringing moments of fail.
 

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there are already two long running threads about this in The Archive section

your biggest afc move" AND "biggest com-on that was missed"

put them there
 

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kingsam said:
there are already two long running threads about this in The Archive section

your biggest afc move" AND "biggest com-on that was missed"

put them there
oh thanks, didn't think to check in the archive... Guess I'll close this thread if I can figure how to
 

"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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