"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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mahon83050

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I am 28 and recently got the number of a 22 yr old undergrad.

I called her on Thursday (second time) and she called me back last night when I was on the train. I told her my stop was coming up and I would call her tomorrow night (which is today).

Well, I see her in the cafeteria tonight it seemed like she was avoiding my eyes. I was like WTF? So she was with her friend and I went up to her. She was not overly friendly, but I would not say she was standoffish (sort of neutral). She did not mention anything about the convo last night on the train. The convo lasted a minute and she walked away with her food and said see you soon.

This is a tough one to read........if she is not interested...why did she call me back in the first place.? I am going to call her one last time tonight...just to give it one last shot.
 

"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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NeedToImprove

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mahon dude haven't you heard and read that many women just like to flirt and grab our attention without having any intentions of going to bed, or date us?

they are attention *****s, of course she wasn't interested, who knows if this guy isn't doing her? Wouldn't you excuse your friends for a minute or 2 and have a little talk if you WERE INTERESTED in her?

of course you can phone her and set up a date ( there's a wild chance that she's shy and felt uncomfortable with her friend being there ) but imho i dont think so. follow your gut my friend, what is your gut telling you now mate?
 

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What is it with this 'see you soon' or 'talk to you soon' thing that these 21 and 22 year olds have going on.

She wants you to chase her so she can be the envy of her friends.

Same thing happened with me, got her number talked had great convo etc. and she's like talk to you soon. She told me to call again and leave message if not home. I told her she has my number now and could call me too if she wanted.

You're a bit older and this looks good to her friends to be desired by a guy like you. She isn't serious about dating you though. There are much too many *options* her age and afterall she's just having fun ..lol. These girlz, i tell ya ..
 
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