"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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Not wanting to go out any more

Murk

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I used to be a party animal from 18 years old to early this year (30). Now I couldn’t think of anything worse than going out spending money with boring people, doing coke maybe, coming home drunk with memory loss and feeling hung over all day.

I went out on New Years to a rave, bumped into my ex (reason I joined this forum) and her (who I assume to be) weasel looking beta bf - that was quite fun. It took me 2 days to recover! To be fair I got home at 8am and took an assortment of drugs.

But this whole Xmas period I didn’t go out, I stayed home with my girl for some of it, chilled saw family. I have 0 need to go and get drunk outside. I’ve felt this way for about 6-8 months now.

Is it because I’ve been there and done it?Because I’m seeing a decent girl who looks after my needs? Because I’m now 30? Lots of my friends have kids/engaged now so maybe it’s that but I just love staying in my house and relaxing, cooking, hosting, drinking wine.

Am I turning into an old man?
 

"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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ImTheDoubleGreatest!

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Yeah don’t listen to the guy above me, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.


It’s age. Your hormones are just now starting to take a dip, so the way you feel in general has changed. Side effects? Maybe a little less energy for all that, but your priorities probably hanged too. Otherwise, you’d be much more adamant about cheating on your girl (knowing you based off your previous posting history, you’d probably have done it by now already) and it wouldn’t have phased you.

It’s not a bad thing either per se, doing that **** all the time will take a toll on your body. Besides, you don’t want to be the ‘old man’ in the club anyway lol
 

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lol wait til you hit 50. I have no interest in going out or drinking anymore and chasing women to far is to much effort.
I just stay at home and do my dating from my laptop now. You're on the downhill slide now, the next 20 yrs will go by fast so make them memorable
 

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lol wait til you hit 50. I have no interest in going out or drinking anymore and chasing women to far is to much effort.
I just stay at home and do my dating from my laptop now. You're on the downhill slide now, the next 20 yrs will go by fast so make them memorable
LOL! Don’t scare me like that!

Yeah my urge has gone, hangovers last longer, I have more responsibility in life to be successful.

My drive is still there and I constantly want sex though, with different women, I just can’t really be bothered to get it.

I saw a few girls I’ve banged over the years on Facebook, I thought about when we had sex, I can’t remember a thing, I can’t even fantasise about all the sex and women I’ve banged because I can’t remember, maybe it wasn’t that great. It feels good at the time then it disappears.

Also - don’t crucify me here - I really want a young girl. Aged 18-22 they are so fun. I find myself actively trawling OLD for a PYT.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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