"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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"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.
Night-hawk
Master Don Juan
How is this interesting?
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
Have you seen her in Esquire lately?Night-hawk said:
Peaks&Valleys
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You're joking right?
Either way, IMO she's as overrated as it gets. A set of nice jugs but that's about it. Something about her just doesn't do it for me.
Either way, IMO she's as overrated as it gets. A set of nice jugs but that's about it. Something about her just doesn't do it for me.
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
May Sanchez R.I.P.Peaks&Valleys said:
"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.
Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
What kind of HB's are you into?Night-hawk said:
Night-hawk
Master Don Juan
http://timdir.com/ashlyn_rae_bedroom_strip/ashlyn_rae_02.jpg
It's not even Kate Upton per say. It's articles and gossip and trendy media buzz like that that I raise my question. Besides, who cares about these girls flashing their bodies around. One of a million man.
In the spirit of this thread:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tHuCg-8de4g
It's not even Kate Upton per say. It's articles and gossip and trendy media buzz like that that I raise my question. Besides, who cares about these girls flashing their bodies around. One of a million man.
In the spirit of this thread:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tHuCg-8de4g
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Vantagepoint34
Master Don Juan
See you in the presses boys
"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.
