"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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Maintaining HS LTR

Supremo

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I've read a lot of information, most of it ****, on how to maintain LTRs.

How does most of this compare to in high school?

Example:
For non-HS LTR it says: "never talk to her right before you go to bed on a regular basis."

Right now, I talk to my girlfriend every day before we go to bed, and we always text or talk sometime in between... not to mention talk at school (we have multiple classes together).

Another:
For non-HS LTR it says: "don't see your LTR more than 3 times a week."

Well, I see her pretty much every day at school, not to mention when we hang out on weekends or afterward. I suppose that "see your LTR" could be in the context of hooking up, but still...

Just clarifying on some stuff, I know a LOT of the stuff discussed on other parts of this forum and other seduction areas (MM, GWM, etc.) can't directly translate to HS. And I also know that not ALL relationships HAVE to go directly by the "rules" set up by the community, but some should be loosely followed or kept in mind to maintain the dominant frame, non-neediness, etc.

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"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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SinJester

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I wouldn't trust any 'rules'.
 
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