"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 this a neg hit or insult

"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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UMMMMMMMM


IT DEPENDS ON THE GIRL'S REACTION??? AND YES ITS AN INSULT. I WOULD'VE TITTY-SLAPPED YOU IF YOU SAID THAT.
 

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hmm definitely an insult and very risky if you want to pick up the girl. It'd make a good story to tell your friends if you did it tho, and It'd be fun to see what she says:p
 

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i think you need some more humor in there.....
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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That is an insult. Not a good way to pick up a girl. Neg hits are not meant to offend the other person. The neg hit is used to break her B1tch shield. that transexual joke offended her and probably turned her off. A neg hit is more like "You have nice eyes, but you wear way too much eye liner" or "That's a nice outfit, but red is not your color."

Hhahah .....Yeah Protector I dont mind getting slap by titties either.
 

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The difference between a "neg-hit" and an insult is more in HOW you say it than what you say.

That being said, 19 out of 20 times, what you just said will be an insult. And if you have to ask, it's an insult.

I told a girl she had a face like a guy I work with once. I got her number later that night (she never answered, but she said she was already seeing someone :D )
 

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A NEG IS A STATEMENT THAT USES A COMPLIMENT + PUSH/PULL THEORY.....

You have beatiful eyes (compliment).....especially the left one (push/pull - C+F)
 

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i think you would need mad rapport with the chick to let this one fly, but you need more humour, like

"your legs are so smooth...for a drag queen", i dunno, push pull is key, compliment, give it the perfect pause, then whammo!

sexuality and general orientation is generally a pretty sensitive topic with people you just met, use your common sense
 

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Originally posted by squirrels
The difference between a "neg-hit" and an insult is more in HOW you say it than what you say.

That being said, 19 out of 20 times, what you just said will be an insult. And if you have to ask, it's an insult.

I told a girl she had a face like a guy I work with once. I got her number later that night (she never answered, but she said she was already seeing someone :D )
haha i love it... sort of ambiguous... sort of an insult... perfect. now she doesn't know what to make of it. im borrowing that one:p
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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