"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 gaming co-workers a really bad idea?

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By the way, I notice that there are no threads about gaming girls at work. We have threads about gaming classmates but never officemates. Or at least, I haven't found any. Is there a reason for this? Is gaming girls at work a bad idea? Is that something we should just avoid all together and just be absolutely professional at work?
 

"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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If its just a job, and you're willing to deal with having everyone find out and/or the possible awkwardness should things go downhill, then go for it imo. As long as you aren't making the workplace unbearably uncomfortable for yourself.

If your job is your CAREER, don't mess with women AT ALL.
 

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Thanks, man. I'll keep that in mind. Actually I found another thread here about a guy who was going through the same thing and he got some really useful advice from some of the guys here. No, my job is not my career, but I will tread cautiously nonetheless. Gaming is much harder at work. You have to make sure the girl is 100% into you before you can make a move so that you don't end up with a sexual harassment case.
 
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