"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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Happiness Renewed

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Hey pook, I have read your stuff alot and I am really benefiting from the knowledge I attained from you.

I know youre pretty hollywood on this board and you cant reply to much but I was wondering if it would be at all possible for you to give me your thoughts on law school and being a lawyer. I have applied all your priniciples to becoming one.

I ask you this because I respect your opinion and it seems that your personality fits that role like a glove yet you have chosen not to pursue it(from what i gather from your previous posts).

Thanks in advance.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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Eh, it could have been a question about window treatments...
 
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Originally posted by Interpol
Wait, is Pook a lawyer, or did you just randomly decide to ask his opinion on it?
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Pook majored in law.
 

"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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I dunno dewd Pook hasn't checked the boards in a loooong time. I think you'd be better off calling a local successful lawyer for inspiration, I don't even think you can message Pook.
 
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Edit: :) hehe woops
 
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Vincent please clean out your mailbox and stop pretending you get so much fan-mail you can't be contacted other than by carrier pigeon :)

you are a MOD !

say it with pride !

I AM A MOD ON SOSUAVE !

I WILL CLEAN OUT MY MAILBOX TWICE A WEEK !


Lost In Translation :D

**AUSTRALIAN STREET PIMP**
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Well slap my ass and call me ginger, he is back, but he did come back yesterday so I can't be accountable for everything that goes on here.

Originally posted by Lost In Translation
Vincent please clean out your mailbox and stop pretending you get so much fan-mail you can't be contacted other than by carrier pigeon :)
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Sooo sorry. I keep some PM's for record and I wasn't keeping tabs. I cleared up space. So those 2 people who sent me PM's can resend them :)
 
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