"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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Platonic Relationships?

Champ Slice

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Is it possible to have a 100% completely platonic relationship with the opposite sex?
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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wifehunter

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Yeah, if you're not attracted, or have enough self control.
 

bigneil

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Are you a Middle Eastern man used to having arranged marriages?

Why do you insist she be platonic? Because you are insecure.
 

Victory Unlimited

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A good follow up question would be:

"Why would a MAN want a platonic relationship with a woman? "

Experience has taught me over the years that most ADULT men only find themselves in platonic relationships as a result of the woman's decision---not theirs.

Are we mistaking a Platonic Relationship for being Forced into the Friend Zone?


http://victoryunlimitedshow.com/gen...ling-them-to-become-friends-with-women-first/
 

SmooveMooves

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I find this topic interesting. I've never been able to reach a conclusion. The women I'm usually friends with are:

A. Unattractive
B. Off the market - taken
C. Cirucumstance boundary - She's my sisters best friend. Etc.

I've yet to be strictly platonic friends with any chick whose passes the boner test. If shes decent looking we usually end up smashing somewhere along the line.

I think it's impossible.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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ImTheDoubleGreatest!

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Pfft, yeah. What kind of a question is this? It's perfectly 'possible', it just often times doesn't happen in the long term.
 

dude99

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Is it possible to have a 100% completely platonic relationship with the opposite sex?
The only way for this to work is if the guy has 0 attraction to her and still wants to have her in his life as a friend.

If it's the other way around then the woman will wind up using that to her advantage.
 
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