"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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Lets get together sometime this week and go for a walk.

pvf94

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I was on the bus home from school the other day, im a senior in highschool. This girl that used to be in one of my classes rides it too. She used to not be really nice with me, sort of cold, but flirty at the same time. Anyhow..

Ever since that class ended (about 3 months ago) every time she sees me (probably about 3 times a week) she feels the need to have a hug.

Well on the bus ride home the other day, everyone was exchanging phones looking at each others out of boredom I guess, she got mine and little to my knowledge she put her number in it. I did not know this till the next event...
she was throwing paper at me on thursday during our ride home, and I jokingly said "Is one of these going to have a sexual fantasy written on it?"

A few papers later she said dont throw that one away it has somethin written on it. It said "hi pvf, ***-****" It was her number. I went to add it to my phone later on in the night and noticed it was already in there.

She must really wanna talk eh?

I do not drive and id like to get out with her one on one. Do you think this would fly? "Lets get together sometime this week and go for a walk."
 

"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.

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If your gonna try and set something up with her, name a specific time and date. Other then that, i think you got this.
 

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I'm gonna be calling her in like 2 hours, I need a good idea. I'm not loaded and don't got a car, the only way I could get to her is if we meet up somewhere.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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