"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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My wingmans really nervous about tonight, any advice to give out? (somewhat urgent)

Brighty

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I know, I hate these last minute topics too.

Basically the scenario is that I set my afc friend up with a reletively cute girl and I'm taking out her hot friend and we're both going double dating tonight (I suggested it to help him feel more comfortable). We're going to go out to eat and then go bowling, but the problem is is that its obvious that my friend is pretty nervous. I tried referring him to this site and I don't think he's taken a look at it and he's coming over in a few minutes to hang out before we go out.

Is there anything I could go over with him to help him feel more comfortable? I want this to work out between them but I feel that if he feels out of his element that he'll be too awkward and things won't happen. Is there anything you guys recommend that we do in the hour we have together before we go out, like discuss the gameplan/come up with conversation starters to always keep the convo going/release some of his tension?

Quick responses would be awesome guys, thanks again for helping out.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Tell him that if this girl has agreed to go out with him then he must have done something right, i always used this to calm nerves on dates and before going for the kiss.

He needs to keep the convo light hearted, use kino when appropriate and ask open questions which get her talking about herself and interests. Tell him to gauge her reaction for signs of enjoyment or boredom and just to take the whole thing in his stride, if things go right then great, if things go wrong he can learn from his mistakes :)
 

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forget she's a girl and refer to her as just a buddy to hang out with with no expectations, JUST FRIENDS HANGING OUT..........pressure is off
 

Brighty

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Thanks for the quick responses guys, good luck out in the field tonight everyone!
 

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COD said:
forget she's a girl and refer to her as just a buddy to hang out with with no expectations, JUST FRIENDS HANGING OUT..........pressure is off
So, he should tell his friend to be nonsexual? ... right
 

"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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