"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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Messing up the approach

ChocolateVanilla

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So I approached a HB on the street and she loved my opener and was completely into me and showing a lot of IOI's. And then I may have said something that startled her or made her uncomfortable (perhaps a joke I made), and she seemed to lose complete interest. But she gave me her phone number with reluctant body language and left. So in your guy's experience, even with good initial attraction, is there anything left I can salvage from this approach (assuming the number is even real)?.
 

"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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rsaini

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first impression is generally the last impression... but u should definitely try... cos the girl definitely didn't put u in her rejection list
 

ChocolateVanilla

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rsaini said:
first impression is generally the last impression... but u should definitely try... cos the girl definitely didn't put u in her rejection list
Well, I guess so, it's just that everytime I get a girl's number without building good rapport, I usually end up getting flaked on. But this time, she actually seemed really interested in the beginning and was giving massive IOI's. I think one of my C+F statements/story hit a wrong spot. Any idea how I should cover this up in a phone convo?
 

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Bvbidd said:
What did you say?
I think the story I told made her feel uncomfortable, but I'm not entirely sure cuz I talked more than I usually do. I'm just wondering if the impression she had of me when I got her number determines the course or if a great first impression overcomes that.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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do it 100 more times, and you'll learn what you should and shouldnt say
 
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