"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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Oatmeal?

Monkey

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I'm trying to locate some oatmeal in the UK.

I got some from Holland & Barrett but its like a ground flour, and only says add to cereals, soups etc on the packet.

Do you guys eat this stuff on its own?

Or should I be looking for Porridge Rolled Oats/ Oat bran? (maybe the its called a different thing in the UK)
 

"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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WORKEROUTER

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OATMEAL: in england, used to feed horses. in ireland, used to sustain the people.

:)

get the whole rolled oats kind
 

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Originally posted by WORKEROUTER
OATMEAL: in england, used to feed horses. in ireland, used to sustain the people.

:)

get the whole rolled oats kind
:D Is that the same as Scots Porridge Oats then?
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Just buy a big bag. In bulk or in the same section of the groccery store as flour
 

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These are our best years

Okay what about for those in the USA.
Whats the BEST tasting Oatmeal b/c the oatmeal i have had in the past had not tasted very good
ie. Quaker Oatmeal... ewWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwww
 

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Quaker it some good stuff, I fill up a big bowl, sprinkle some raisins and desicated coconut in and fill with milk. Tastes great cold.
 

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Originally posted by Monkey
Quaker it some good stuff, I fill up a big bowl, sprinkle some raisins and desicated coconut in and fill with milk. Tastes great cold.
Sounds like a good recipe. I usually go with milk and some peanut butter melted into it. Tastes pretty good.
 

"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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I agree, oatmeal and cornmeal are good for feeding farm animals, but after a while even animals can have a reaction to it.

fruits and vegetables are a better choice for carbs.
 
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