"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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Proposing something sexual but making it look like she has to work for it

Shivastorm_88

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I'm going to play Tennis with this girl as soon as my ankle gets better (sprained ankle is a *****) and I was thinking of proposing something to her in the lines of: If you play well today (not skill-wise, but by putting effort and all) I'll do something nice (won't tell her right away though I'll make her linger) and the better she plays, the better is what she'll get

I was thinking this could be good on many levels, since the massage becomes something that she has earned, not something that I willingly offer, and also if she plays along, she's basically following my league and jumping in a nice hoop I created... However, do you guys see a big possibility it could backfire and she blows me off when I tell her that, doesn't take it seriously or whatnot? I don't want to kill me chances to hook up with her
 

"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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runner83

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"Awww, how cute? This guy is going to do something nice for me....we'll make great friends."

Good concept man, but I'd suggest a rephrase. Don't mention the word nice, but instead come up with something ****y and funny that challenges her.
 

Shivastorm_88

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runner83 said:
"Awww, how cute? This guy is going to do something nice for me....we'll make great friends."

Good concept man, but I'd suggest a rephrase. Don't mention the word nice, but instead come up with something ****y and funny that challenges her.
Makes sense, although I wouldn't think one word could have such a big impact, I could think of a better way to introduce it...

Thanks!
 
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