"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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my dad wants to go to the movies with me

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okay so, my dad wants to see a movie with me called "King Kong" and im scared to be seen in public with him

is it uncool to be seen in public with your rents
 

"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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no it's 100% fine. it's all about how you act, if your acting weird/insecure about it then yeah just like anything. if your comfortbale and not worrying, its cool. dont worry. It's not like anyones gonna say "omg, i saw john with his dad at the movies last week! omg ill never date him now.." get real buddy.
 

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lol. Its completly ok, as long as their not 60 year old hippeis (most of which died out in the 80s)

On a side note King Kong is awesome. I give it 4.5/5
 

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Originally posted by we all eat food
okay so, my dad wants to see a movie with me called "King Kong" and im scared to be seen in public with him

is it uncool to be seen in public with your rents
What are you, 12? What a stupid question. At this age, you should be hanging out with your dad and picking his brain on how to handle chicks (well, if he's an AFC, forget the last part, but hang with him anyways)
 

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Your dad loves you, spend some time with him man. Unless he's hanging out with your friends then theres no reason why you cant hang with him
 

"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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Lol dude.. its your dad .. Im pretty sure theres gonna be more kids with there parents there and old people so just relax. Enless ur dads like 500 pounds with a peg leg
 

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u dont like your dad? i hate my stepdad, but thats not important. if u dont want to be seen with your parents in public, maybe u have a deeper problem. talk to him about it. tell him u're kinda embarassed, find a way to work it out.

and besides, its no big deal, u'll be in the dark in the movie anyway. get over it.
 

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Nothing wrong with that. You ARE his son afterall. When you have a kid, I'm sure you'll want to spend time with him/her.

Hell, I'm 20 and my dad and I would have gone to the movies to see "Jarhead" and/or "Doom" if we both weren't working different hours.
 

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I went to see King Kong with me old man lol!

**** film, but was cool to spend time with the 'rents. I don't get much time to these days... :(
 

"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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It's coo 4 u to b uncomftable so dont think of it as quality time but as a free movie with snacks and all and if u c other ppl GOOD u can ditch him for them but ask him first.
 

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You've only got a few years left with your dad, take advantage. Sarging with your dad is like the new... It will be fun.
 

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Well, I have read that the biggest problem with guys is that they had no father figure to teach them how to get with chicks. My dad was too busy being drunk, but I did learn a little from him, and he was a PUA like crazy.
 

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Should do more of this..
 

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My dad died when I was quite young, never got to know him much (didn't even know he fought in Vietnam until years after he died, would of loved to ask him stories, that and how to be a pimp). So go hang out with him.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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Originally posted by we all eat food
okay so, my dad wants to see a movie with me called "King Kong" and im scared to be seen in public with him

is it uncool to be seen in public with your rents
Man, you can go to the movie with you Dad.

They are the only parents you have.
 

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Originally posted by we all eat food
okay so, my dad wants to see a movie with me called "King Kong" and im scared to be seen in public with him

is it uncool to be seen in public with your rents
just so u know, we know what king kong is
 

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Re: Re: my dad wants to go to the movies with me

Originally posted by i am me
just so u know, we know what king kong is
there are people of other countries in this forum. get multi-cultural or something, geez.... lol.
 

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i should spend more time with my dad now that i think about it.
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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