"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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It's awkward being tall sometimes

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Average height in the Netherlands is 6', rising at a rate of 1" every ten years.

Dutch overlords in fifty years? I didn't see that coming.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Originally posted by mroriginal
thats because you live in ITALY!! !:rolleyes: I dont know how tall everyone is their, but every country is diferent I think, In the U.S the average height is 5'9
italians are usually shorter than americans...
a girl i know that lives in america says her boyfriend is short... and he's 5'8 and a half... if 5'9 were the average, half a inch less wouldn't be short...
 

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if italians are shorter than why do you say the average height over there is 5'11-6'0 ?

btw My mom side of the family is sicilian and two of her brothers are 5'6,5'5 shes 5'4, my moms granparents are short as well, I dont know about the entire country of italy though, but sicilians are short lol!.
 
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Originally posted by mroriginal
if italians are shorter than why do you say the average height over there is 5'11-6'0 ?
because it is... my younger brother is 6'0 even and he's perfectly average in his junior class... i'm 5'9 and i'm the shortest one in my senior...
 

"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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