"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.
Made of Honor
- Thread starter Rollo Tomassi
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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.
KontrollerX
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Wow I think the people at Sony pictures are gonna have a lawsuit on their hands.
The whole concept of the movie is far too close to most of potato's posts on this forum to be mere coincidence!
Get your cash potato, don't let these bastards steal your ideas for their own profit!!!
The whole concept of the movie is far too close to most of potato's posts on this forum to be mere coincidence!
Get your cash potato, don't let these bastards steal your ideas for their own profit!!!
DavenJuan
Master Don Juan
dont you worry about patrick dempsey... one of my favorite films..
LOVER BOY ( hired bachelor to entertain women) to greys anatonmy ( lovestruck doctor with some woman who is not sure she wants him) and now this..
whats happened to our boy?
LOVER BOY ( hired bachelor to entertain women) to greys anatonmy ( lovestruck doctor with some woman who is not sure she wants him) and now this..
whats happened to our boy?
Luthor Rex
Master Don Juan
In the happy ending of this movie they shoot the guy who is this stupid...Made of Honor said:
Daddy The Pimp
Master Don Juan
whats with this movie ?
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Rolle I was going to make a thread about this myself so good pick up.
UGH. This is exactly the kid of thing everyone talks about when mentioning how society turns guys into AFCs.
Does anyone know how it ends? That could be important. I mean if the guy ends up with the girl...
UGH. This is exactly the kid of thing everyone talks about when mentioning how society turns guys into AFCs.
Does anyone know how it ends? That could be important. I mean if the guy ends up with the girl...
SalParadise
Don Juan
... If your girl wants to see Made of Honour, just say that you'll take care of the tickets, and take her to see Iron Man instead ( it's the first fully masculine super hero film in aaaages ). When Robert Downey Jnr comes on screen, just say it's a cameo, and he's on his way to the wedding.
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.