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.
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.
:crackup: :crackup: Im DEFINITLY using this when im older.Originally posted by white_hype
I love threads like these so I'll abliege
background: this halloween, I was out of my fvcking mind drunk. A friend had to tell me i did this
me- hey, guess how old I am (wtf?)
her- uh i guess you look abo
me- IM 38 b1tch, I sleep on ice thats why i look so good
me- *walks away
her- *wtf look on face
Amen.Originally posted by Dapper Swindler
Me: .....................
See? I didn't say anything. That is the worst approach you could possibly have, to not approach at all. Anything is better than saying nothing. Therefore, that is my worst approach.![]()
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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.
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.
Originally posted by Gonzalo
Here's a quick one:
Me: Hi.
Her: No.
I got pretty good at recognizing b1tches after that.
me: so what is it you find so attractive about guys with stinky breath?Originally posted by SuPaF1y
me: hey whatsup?
her: not to much who are you
me: Rob who are you?
her: jamie and your breath stinks
me:yeah, that was pretty bad. I don't even have a sister. So what's the worst line you've ever heard(besides that one)?Originally posted by ER!C L!VE
The Scene: Double Date - Me with Blind Date at dinner.
HBhairdresser: Blah blah blah me me me
E!L!: *cutting her off mid-sentence* You look just like my sister.
HBhairdresser: That's like the 3rd time I've heard that this week.
My Buddy: stares at me in shock.
My Buddy's chick: stares at me in shock.
After dinner we hit the club and HBhairdresser mysteriously disappears into crowd and avoids me for the rest of the night.
Wrong.Originally posted by Dapper Swindler
Me: .....................
Anything is better than saying nothing. Therefore, that is my worst approach.![]()
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.