"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.
Name your Favorite Movie
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"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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"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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I saw similar comments. I like superhero movies (some are garbage, some are not). But I would think The Last Duel would appeal to people who liked Game of Thrones, which had a massive audience. But it has no fantasy elements and I guess medieval history isn't a proven genre. The adult theme may have scared some off also. I read some feminist remarks saying that they were glad it flopped because it supposedly meant that people were no longer interested in being entertained by seeing a woman assaulted.
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Some seriously solid taste in films there, and I don't think I have ever heard someone mention Under the Skin before. I really liked it and thought I was the only one.
I can't pick just one either so here's a small handful from a larger list I keep adding to (keep a rolling list on your phone or google docs of movies you like and each time you start dating a new girl, you'll have a huge list of awesome films you can show her and get to enjoy re-watching - and of course, know your audience and pick one that you think you'll both like)
American Honey
Ex Machina
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
There Will be Blood, Gangs of New York, or any Daniel Day Lewis film - haven't seen a bad one yet
Rushmore
Happiness (1998)
The first season of True Detective
Nymphomaniac (Vol I and II)
All of Kubrick's films, though my favorite is Barry Lyndon
The Big Lebowski
All the spaghetti westerns like The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Fist Full of dollars, etc
High Planes Drifter
The Right Stuff
Election
Burn After Reading
Go!
The Hurt Locker
Mandy
Some dumb comedies that aren't "good" but I laugh my ass off every time I watch them:
Wanderlust
Fired Up
Sex Drive
Porky's
The Dog Problem
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
This is the End
Your Highness
Vacation (2015)
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More of the Marvel movies are good than bad.
I like a lot of movies. If it involves world/civilization building I am in. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Avatar, Snowpiercer, I like all that kind of shvt.
TheCharmingGuy
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I enjoy every movie listed here. Not all superhero movies are bad. Some people probably got a bad experience from watching Superman Returns or something.
FlexpertHamilton
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I hate all comic book movies because they're soulless and plastic CGI fests. The only ones I've ever really like was the Nolan Batman trilogy, and Chronicle.
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
TheCharmingGuy
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CR’s Dark Knight is my favorite action film. All the other versions of the character suck especially it seems the new one. Might be worse even than justice league.