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.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Blackmm said:DNA test for the win.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
This is 'not' the ex-girlfriend saying I might be the father. This is a one night stand I had last summer with another girl before I met the recent ex-girlfriend.Warrior74 said:Leave it bro. No contact. When she initiates contact, tell her you want a DNA test. If it's yours, you make her deal with it. If she wants child support, make her go to court for it. If she dumped you she already doesn't respect you. If a baby can make you jump thru her hoops she owns you. I say this as a man with a child. My ex tries to play games with my daughter. I ignore everything but what I want. Why? because she only respects me when I don't kiss her ass. When I was nice I never got anything I wanted. Listen or otherwise she's just gonna use the baby to jerk your chain repeatedly.
She has already asked for me to take a DNA test. She wants to do it tomorrow. She doesn't want a relationship which is cool. I just didn't want a kid this way. I've wanted to have one for a while though, but not from just some random girl.Warrior74 said:The same rules apply. What's fun is fun and what's done is done. Not a dime until a DNA test. No contact otherwise.