"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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looking for guidance...

"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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Capt.Jack Sparrow

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Update:A year and some months later..

Yeah.. its been a while. How is everyone? I rarely frequent these forums these days. Well last time I was super serious I got all the way up to 205 Lbs. I was feeling like a beast. But I was also feeling a bit chubby. I grew a good size and I believe I could of kept gaining and gaining but I didn't like the flab on me so I started cutting. I cut down to 180.

This was all last october... these days I've just been maintaining my weight and working out to keep my gains. Been pretty busy with school and what not so I don't have the time to hit it pretty serious but I'm going to try and do it all again soon. Here are some pics of my gains!

Weighing 195 in these 3 here http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a...25695553_100000411006395_699687_6870737_n.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/XSinaiBeachX/20110405132303.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a...19510077_100000411006395_664102_3859766_n.jpg

When I hit 205 lbs: http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/XSinaiBeachX/381236_337811692909195_112837564_n.jpg


annnd when I cut down to 180 lbs.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/XSinaiBeachX/393378_321395567884141_1263598269_n.jpg

These days I'm weighing 185 so kinda more like my last pic. I owe you guys for helping me and pointing me in the right direction.

Just for fun, this is how i looked back in 2007.. 150 lbs of bones lol Keep in mind I started lifting the beginning of 2010 and i was weighing 160, so not much change from 2007 to 2010 http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a142/XSinaiBeachX/1kVthKWFqd06eXMFWt4mGAxktzRDV1182.jpg
 

ProDJ26

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Other members looking to gain should take notes

Congrats on the dedication which is something most people can't do

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