"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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making rejection known or not?

aschillascanbe

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so i asked this girl if she was free the next week for dinner..

girl: I'm not sure! Anyway, I can't eat! No money :'(! Need to wait for this month's paycheck!

how do you guys deal with rejection like that? I was thinking of sending a "i'll take that as a no then." or do I just ignore it completely and move on?
 

"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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Evan

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Why you asking her out to dinner? Do something cheap and low investment. Like coffee or a walk in the park. Something along those lines. If she makes up another excuse it's obvious rejection and move on.
 

yoyoing

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you do nothing and move on ... she has 0 or very low interest .

an interested girl would have counteroffer or propose something else.

she is telling you NO. politely
 

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I didn't see a flat rejection here. Personally, I would say "Damn that's rough, I've been there. Let me know when that big check comes in so you can treat me to a fancy steak dinner!"

Keep it light, be polite, put the ball in her court and leave it at that. IMO I never like to show that I feel rejected, I keep the door open.

Now you're free to focus on gaming other women! See how her rejection wasn't that rough when you frame it that way? I agree with Evan, coffee dates or even better a drink or two is better than dinner.
 

"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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jay07

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Dinner is an innocent invite. if she was interested she would have accepted or countered. if you need to respond just say "th e only thing I charge for cooking dinner is the red box movie" , or something similar. but she most likely doesn't want to pursue
 

yoyoing

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apprenticedj said:
I didn't see a flat rejection here. Personally, I would say "Damn that's rough, I've been there. Let me know when that big check comes in so you can treat me to a fancy steak dinner!"

Keep it light, be polite, put the ball in her court and leave it at that. IMO I never like to show that I feel rejected, I keep the door open.

Now you're free to focus on gaming other women! See how her rejection wasn't that rough when you frame it that way? I agree with Evan, coffee dates or even better a drink or two is better than dinner.

Excellent answer ... Better then nothing imo.
 
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