"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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Good advice, Second Half. I think I'm going to have to take that for myself! Now, I just have to get to that 3 dates a week...
 

"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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SecondHalf said:
Friends are worried you're potentially vulnerable are they?
Maybe they're right, maybe not.

Dating sites are a little addictive and ... easy!
It's like shooting 'gina's out of a barrel.

If you start going out with 3+ women a week to the point life, friends and family fall behind ... think ...

If your multiple dates or even a female individual start to cause cancellations in your life ... think ...

If in a couple weeks or a month you feel larger than life and if you dig deep and realize the only thing you've accomplished is ... think ...

My advice is ... set a date for yourself, like +1 year from now. Make it a hard fast rule that nobody gets the heart. If the heart starts to manipulate you, time to change plates, or maybe listen to your friends!

See women, seduce them, sure ... just keep control of your feelings and Mr. Denial!

SH
Excellant advice! Thank you.
 
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