"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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Hmm, people from Montreal. Interesting. Where in Montreal do you people live? Anyone speak french?
 

"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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Originally posted by Susceptible
Hmm, people from Montreal. Interesting. Where in Montreal do you people live? Anyone speak french?
Jhabite à 20 minutes de montréal. Malheureusement je pense que je suis un des seuls qui parle bien français, lol.
 

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Originally posted by Eulogy
Jhabite à 20 minutes de montréal. Malheureusement je pense que je suis un des seuls qui parle bien français, lol.
Ah ouin, mais t'habite ou exactement? Lol, la plupart parlent juste anglais mais tk, c'est pas grave. Ah, sa fait bizarre..
 

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Ah ouin, mais t'habite ou exactement? Lol, la plupart parlent juste anglais mais tk, c'est pas grave. Ah, sa fait bizarre..
J'habite à mont-saint-hilaire, 30 minutes de MTL.

Faire des pickup en français est un tout autre jeu, jtel dit!
 

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Originally posted by Eulogy
J'habite à mont-saint-hilaire, 30 minutes de MTL.

Faire des pickup en français est un tout autre jeu, jtel dit!
Ah, j'connais po cette place. T'a déja rencontré du monde de ce site? ..Tout le monde a l'air de se connaitre. Ta quel age?
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Originally posted by Susceptible
Ah, j'connais po cette place. T'a déja rencontré du monde de ce site? ..Tout le monde a l'air de se connaitre. Ta quel age?
J'ai 17. Moi et 3 autres personnes du site vont bientot se rencontrer pour tenter des pickup CETTE SEMAINE a mtl. Si tu es interesséé add moi sur MSN.

[email protected]

a bientot
 

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I want in, but too bad I'm an anglo. BUT I can still understand everything you write here. :p Yeah it does suck that there aren't more french speakers. One of the reasons I decided to go to school here is for that exact reason. Too bad, I'm too busy to make an effort to actually learn french. If you guys still want to sarge, I'm still up for it.

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22, North American Born Brown Guy, Monolingual English.
 

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Originally posted by Susceptible
Hmm, people from Montreal. Interesting. Where in Montreal do you people live? Anyone speak french?



21, Mcgill Ghetto (Downtown).


Alboh pis JBbrain sont de mtl aussi, mais ca fait un bail que j'ai entendu parler de JB, pis Alboh a perdu tout espoir de ssv.


Chu a San Diego pour l'instant mais je reviens le 30, p-e ma vous rencontrer.

DZ
 

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21, Mcgill Ghetto (Downtown).


Alboh pis JBbrain sont de mtl aussi, mais ca fait un bail que j'ai entendu parler de JB, pis Alboh a perdu tout espoir de ssv.


Chu a San Diego pour l'instant mais je reviens le 30, p-e ma vous rencontrer.

DZ
Sweet. Gheto. Milton and Durocher. I'm also out of town until Sep 4th.
 

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Originally posted by Dee-Zy
21, Mcgill Ghetto (Downtown).

21, eh? I was under the impression you were an old geezer, don't know how I came up with that. :crackup:
 

"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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Originally posted by nishbuk
Sweet. Gheto. Milton and Durocher. I'm also out of town until Sep 4th.

You're on milton and durocher?

nice, I need to meet more ppl from the neighbourhood. When I say people I mean hot spoiled blonde chick from Mcgill that has everything payed for them, but ...


I guess knowing a guy would be a start....


:whistle:
 

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Originally posted by Eulogy
21, eh? I was under the impression you were an old geezer, don't know how I came up with that. :crackup:


prolly cuz I've been on ssv over half a decade now ...



and because I have soooo much knowledge...


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Originally posted by Dee-Zy
You're on milton and durocher?

nice, I need to meet more ppl from the neighbourhood. When I say people I mean hot spoiled blonde chick from Mcgill that has everything payed for them, but ...


I guess knowing a guy would be a start....


:whistle:
Sounds like you've got some serious game, if you've been doing this since you were 16. :)
Me, I've only been here for a year or so, and I used to be a shy and unsmiling guy. Alot has changed since then, but I need to work on my Cold approaches. What are you studying?
Me = Physics and Physiology.
 

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Originally posted by nishbuk
Sounds like you've got some serious game, if you've been doing this since you were 16. :)
Me, I've only been here for a year or so, and I used to be a shy and unsmiling guy. Alot has changed since then, but I need to work on my Cold approaches. What are you studying?
Me = Physics and Physiology.

meh, I still have alot of things to learn and alot of rust that I still can't brush off.


I'm in Concordia in mass communications ... damn, I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you don't know any hot girls in the ghetto???


too bad you are not in psych ...


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No...But I am in Physio. :D (Trust me, it's where the good are in Science)
 

"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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No...But I am in Physio. :D (Trust me, it's where the good are in Science)



so do you know hot girls in the ghetto or not????


and do you live by yourself or with roomates?
 

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Originally posted by Dee-Zy
so do you know hot girls in the ghetto or not????


and do you live by yourself or with roomates?
Just mvoed to the ghetto. so no. I have roomates. :/
Two AFC, one unknown, but I think he gets a decent amount of ass...
 

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Just thought I'd revive this thread ...


Whoever wants to meet up, drop your MSN. Nishbuk and I might do something this weekend.
 
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