"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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Need some good advice

Mr.Freestyler19

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well here we go
first i am gonna tell a little bit about me since i am new in these forums...
i am in ninth grade, popular guy, funny, i am really in to soccer. i am athletic. not afraid to take my shirt off anywhere. i wanted some advice on how to improve what i am going to say to this girl.
i dont think tht she knows the city yet since shes kind of new so i am going to say..
me: hi
she:hello
(talk a little bit more).....
.........
.......
me: have you seen tht movie avatar?(i dont think she has seen it )
she:no
me: i am going to go see it....y dont you join me on thrusday to the movies.
she: (she has no other option then too say yes)
me: give me your number so we can arrange when and where to meet
she:555-5555-55555
then i leave and call her the day bfore we go out.
it might not b the best and thts why i need some advice from the experts on these forums
 

"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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eaglez1177

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Its all fine dude...just don't overthink it! Try to let it all flow out naturally; like dont just come across as a robot who is reciting lines.
 

Mr.Freestyler19

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kk so i am ready for it and this is not what i am exactly going to say its just like a template
 
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