"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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is "evil ways" good?!?!

Jay-X

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as many of you know, i'm movin' to a new high school in september. i wanna become popular, but not the class-clown (in my ex-school i was both, so girls hit on me [because of the popularity] but i was disrespected as hell [because of the clownish attitude developed watchin' cool guys in middle school]). would it be good to follow the advices that you find in the guide "evil ways" (which i found reaaaaaaally nice), the ones related to socialization, such as:


do not let people treat you with disrespect even if this behaviour suddenly miraculously turns into a joke (because they see that you've gotten pissed). Always stay serious in these cases till the end. Make them look away first"
wouldn't this look too much ****y to be taken from "the new guy in school"? but then, if this doesn't apply, how should i react when i get disrespected? i used to laugh at jokes, but people would take advantage of me and started makin' fun of me, knowin' that i would have just laughed.

"stay friendly at first until that moment you get the idea people are being rude to you" this one is the most important: how should i apply it?! i mean, if you arrive to the new class and look like the most socialized and friendly person and at the first joke on you, you become a thug, wouldn't you look like a poser?!

"make a lot of friends but stay evil". explain a bit how should i do it, please

i think i'm done, please answer as many as you can
 

"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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DjMystery

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Ok first off stick to being a Dj its not hard just think of it this way be a "Great" guy no not "Nice" guy but "Great." Let me explain, be nice and friendly but dont let people push you around yeah you can laugh things off but only to a certain point then stand up dont let people take advantage of the fact your nice and laugh things off. Turn it around on them make them look like an ass, do what ever you need so you dont end up looking like the ass, period. Always keep your calm if you get "cracked" on by people make jokes about them right back, preferable there mom, always hit them where it hurts but let them know your just playing with them but make it seem like dont f*ck with me again though. The Key here is to keep your composure, never loose your cool unless you its taken to far and the line has been crossed. What you need to do is gain respect and by you laughing everything off your not. Be funny with out being a class clown be dominate with out looking like a jerk and and be a nice guy with out looking like a wuss.
 

LikRetsam

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Don't tolerate disrespect.

Is it something that needs to be explained?

Just speak up.
 

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I study a lot the posts, and the "art", of stockholder. In my opinion he's the best poster this forum has ever had, but for a special reason... I can relate to the things he wrote because most of them had happened to me...

So, be careful... being "evil" can get you in trouble, can make you lose friends and scare people away from you....
Find what's best for you , and stick it... try everything, even being a doormat... and being very evil.... then you'll know where you stand in the spectrum...

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