"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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Messed up leg

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I recently dislocated my knee in football and I'm on crutches for a week or so. I hang out w/ the popular crowd and everything but I hardly ever get any.
Is there a right way to use my injury to my advantage, I've heard it's been done.
 

"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.

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Smart thinking, but seriously? I wouldn't try hooking up with a bad injury.

It might make it worse.
 
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its not that bad, it's popped back in and I can almost walk on it its just the muscle is stretche so i cant risk pulling or tearing anything
 
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instead of saying you got it from football, say you broke your leg while saving puppies from a burning building. lol I said this when I broke my wrist and its guaranteed to get a laugh
 
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Originally posted by Mr. Debonaire
instead of saying you got it from football, say you broke your leg while saving puppies from a burning building. lol I said this when I broke my wrist and its guaranteed to get a laugh
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pure genius
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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