"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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Making sure it isn't a fake

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This is something I did at the mall today, I actually got the girls number before fluff talking her, and after I got it I saved it in my phone. At the very end of the conversation, I got my phone back out and looked at the number. I pretended that my phone did not save it, and i asked for her number again. She gave me the same #.

So unless a girl has a memorized fake phone number, you can compare the one she gives u to the one in your phone, and you can tell right there if it's legit, if not then u dont waste time calling.

It's always worked for me, even though I'm only in high school.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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DJDanny

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Another variation of repeating the number back to them but with 1 incorrect number. If they wanted to give you their real number they'll be pretty quick to correct you, if its a fake they won't know its the wrong number anyways,
 

al77

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Originally posted by cyjay201

So unless a girl has a memorized fake phone number, you can compare the one she gives u to the one in your phone, and you can tell right there if it's legit, if not then u dont waste time calling.

It's always worked for me, even though I'm only in high school.
Why dont you put her humber into your cell, and immediately call her?
 

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You could just call her 2 or 3 days later like you were going to anyway, if the number is fake, then you wouldn't want to deal with her anyway, if it's real, then she really wanted you to call.

You don't need to immediately find out if the number is real or not, unless you just boned this chick and you just want to have a way to track her down in case some warts pop up on your penis.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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just to show her that u ain't gonna take no s**t...
 

FM 3321

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Originally posted by themanwithnoname
who cares if she's giving you a fake number.
I was thinking the same thing. If she's attracted to you, she'd most likely give you the number, else she'd say "no" or give you a fake one.

If you find out right there and then that it's fake and she gives you the real one does it mean that she's attracted to you now?

Maybe there's a reason to care about getting the fake number that I'm not aware of.
 

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Originally posted by FM 3321
I was thinking the same thing. If she's attracted to you, she'd most likely give you the number, else she'd say "no" or give you a fake one.

If you find out right there and then that it's fake and she gives you the real one does it mean that she's attracted to you now?

Maybe there's a reason to care about getting the fake number that I'm not aware of.
Avoiding a fake number is only to protect your own confidence. If a girl gives you a fake number, she doesn't give a sh*t about you. She's not going to become attracted to you if you call her out on giving a fake, she'll probably just say sorry and walk away.
 

jago25_98

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Very sly. She might do it without thinking.

Why dont you put her humber into your cell, and immediately call her?
Because she can tell you're checking.
 

aftershock

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Originally posted by jago25_98
Because she can tell you're checking.
Disagree. When getting numbers, you should always call them, simply so they have your number as well, and to check that you have typed it in right! Heck, a "fake number" could be a typo!

Also, how common is the fake number? I've never encountered it personally.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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