"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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Reputation of being a liar

BobbyJ

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I really have gotten a kick out of the ****y & Funny theme. I joke around alot with everyone, and my reputation has proceeded me. After some fun conversations of just joking around, several of the girls in my apartment complex believe that I'm a liar.

I'm in a college town and so common questions in my apartment complex are "What are you studying" or "Where do you work?"

And I usually respond with majors that aren't usually associated with guys, like Elementary Education or Fashion Design, or I'll just tell them I go to beauty school and I'm planning on being a stylist. And that I also work at Chippendale's or Hooters.

Eventually, after some joking around, the girls will say that they won't ever believe anything I say. So I'll tell them that I think that they are wonderful and sweet, and that they are just so smart. And the girls will realize that though I'm saying kind words, I'm also throwing an insult. And if she gets mad, I'll tell her, "What's your problem, can't you take a compliment?"


I like the reputation of someone who jokes around alot because it gives me more leeway than other guys to tease girls. I've said some pretty mean things, but it's done in a fun way and I have that reputation so I get away with it.


But I'm wondering if any board members have been in similar situations and should I be worried about any problems with having the reputation of joking around and telling "lies". I know it's not good to lie, but I'm not lying to try and impress them, but just to joke around (for entertainment purposes).

If a girl says that she doesn't trust me (or believe anything I say), what are some ways to respond? One idea I had was to say that I don't trust her and do the trust test with her.

I go out on more dates than most of the guys in my apartment complex and whenever I'm just hanging out with girls, we're all having fun just talking, but what are some possible side effects of the reputation I'm garnering?


BobbyJ
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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RaWBLooD

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you might die from laughing too hard and having something lodge in your throat :rolleyes:
 

guitaronfire411

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Watch out for the guys that are too proud and the girls that are psycho. They might try and hunt you down. :)
 

"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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DonJuanMonk

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I have that reputation too, infact most of my advice is pretty much crap. I believe frivolous21 gives the best advice on this website, even better than mines. His post is borderline academic bravo and the intelligence rivally even Einstein himself.
 

seanchai

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My reputation as a liar is almost as bad as doctoroxygen's as a lover. I can't bring myself to tell the boring-ass truth about little inane subjects, so I do the same thing as you. Girls eat it up and I don't really worry about them not trusting me because I fractionate really well from hardcore C+F to rapport, so they can tell there's a decent guy behind it. Just make sure you do that and you're golden.
 
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