"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 second though.. this might require more skilled than planned..

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So I thought gaming a new chick would be an easy catch. Apparently not. She was digging it at first, and seemed interested. Maybe I asked too many questions and came off AFC.. but after awhile, she was kinda just giving me one word answers, and kind of shutting the conversation down. I still tried to make it work, being the kind of conversationalist I am.. perhaps it made it worse I don't know. She said she didn't have many friends, so I invited her to chill with me and my buddies, and she said she "might take me up on that offer". So I don't know. She must had gotten the sense I was hitting on her because she mentions the fact she likes somebody right now. She is kinda emo, so I think she is in one of those retarded puppy-love-crush stages.. gah, I hate chicks like that. But this chick is cute.. how can I convert her interest over to me? Without seeming so damn AFC.. she's giving me really mixed signals right now. This is requiring more game than I had originally planned..
 

"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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Can you post the convo and any other details about what happened?
 

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She told you she likes someone else. But she is giving you signals. I'd translate that as her thinking you are a second option or trying to make you work hard for her.

**** that!

Back off. Don't contact for a week or so. If she calls don't answer.

If you keep expending energy to pull her in she will just have contempt for you. Push her away a bit.

She's not earning your attention by just giving you one word answers. She's definately not earning the right to hang with your crew.

Make her work a bit for your attention and teach her that she's gotta show you some respect.

If she doesn't play then you know its not meant to be.
JJ
 

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Jay Jay said:
She told you she likes someone else. But she is giving you signals. I'd translate that as her thinking you are a second option or trying to make you work hard for her.

**** that!

Back off. Don't contact for a week or so. If she calls don't answer.

If you keep expending energy to pull her in she will just have contempt for you. Push her away a bit.

She's not earning your attention by just giving you one word answers. She's definately not earning the right to hang with your crew.

Make her work a bit for your attention and teach her that she's gotta show you some respect.

If she doesn't play then you know its not meant to be.
JJ

Exactly. JJ is giving you the correct advice.
 

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Thanks JJ, good advice. I'll put it to use.
 

"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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