"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Revenge of the Geek

"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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Phyzzle

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I'm always wary about some of these statements from "Pick Up Artist Evolutionary Biology". From the article,

Until a few thousand years ago, only a tiny proportion of the male population – the bosses and the bullies – sired virtually all the children. Most guys went through the whole of their lives without getting a single shag.
LOL, come on. Monogamous relationships, not harems, are the norm among baboons, chimps, and stone age tribes.
 

mrRuckus

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You can't stop people from fvcking. They will find a way.

No WAY were most children sired by the bosses and the bullies. Everyone did it. Even under threat of death people still fvck. You have muslim women even today getting stoned and sh1t because they fvck outside marriage or whatever the intricacies of that are.
 

thedeparted

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Agree on the evo-bio, but that's not the point of the article. The point is that by age 30 the tables have turned:

This situation persists for years. Until they’re in their mid-twenties, at the very least, women have a far larger pool of mates to choose from than men. Who dates the attractive 23-year-old woman as she settles into her first job? The 35-year-old who runs the company, that’s who. Not the 23-year-old guy who met her at the interview and blushes every time she passes him in the corridor. Of course not – she probably doesn’t even know the poor guy’s name. He’s just the office boy.
This is a great reminder for this forum. Do NOT settle for the 30-yo who pushes you to marriage. That is NOT your only option. I like this guy's comments here:

It was about time some article explained the male perspective.

When I was in my 20s, I was handsome (sigh! this didn't last), nice guy, nerd and very romantic. I would have get married happily. But no women wanted me as a boyfriend. They were banging the "exciting" bad boys. So instead of writing pathetic articles whining why the world was not the way I wanted (like a woman) I focused on my career.

I lost my virginity when I was 27 (yes!pathetic! but nobody wanted me). My first girlfriend "stole" my small business. My second (and last) girlfriend dumped me when she realized she couldn't have my money. She broke my heart.

Now I am 37, with a Ph. D, amazing job, wealth and good sex life. Why should I marry? To allow a woman to have half of my assets? Even more, to have the 30-some who rejected me and despised me 10 years ago? How is it my duty to accept them now? Ladies, stop whining. You had your time. Now it is ours. The world doesn't revolve around your wishes

Pablo, Madrid, Spain
 

mrRuckus

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When I was in my 20s, I was handsome (sigh! this didn't last), nice guy, nerd and very romantic. I would have get married happily. But no women wanted me as a boyfriend. They were banging the "exciting" bad boys.
Can you blame the women, though?

Nice, nerdy, and romantic are a dime a dozen. I can't even stand hanging out with most of those guys.

This is like complaining that spending all your money on twizzlers at the penny candy store didn't get you the return on your investment you deserved. Ok it's nothing like that.



I lost my virginity when I was 27 (yes!pathetic! but nobody wanted me).
Your fault! You just said you were handsome then! It takes some real work to be good looking and be unable to get laid. Don't blame the women because your personality is sh1t and you're too dumb to adapt.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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