"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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bigsrve1aj

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so taking train from wisconsin to chicago to meet w/ girl on third date.
Going to sightsee and check out various tourist spots in Chicago.

Her text: Do you think you'll be able to make it back Saturday (night) or would you like to say over till Sunday?

I guess I just want to hook up w/ her. Surprises me that some girls are just so fwd. New territory for me.


suggestions for reply.
 

"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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armourknight

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my suggestion : "well, what would you prefer ? "
better said with a peculiar ****y tone rahter than in text message !
 

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Brevity and plausible deniablity are your friends. Keep it simple and if she gets nosy come up with some bs reason you should stay that sounds somewhat plausible so you can stay over, that way she doesn't feel slutty explaining to her friends why you had to crash at her place.

Her text: Do you think you'll be able to make it back Saturday (night) or would you like to say over till Sunday?

You: Yes.

She'll should hit you back again trying to get clarification. That's when you say Sunday. For example:

You: Sunday. Who travels on a Saturday night?
 
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