"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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Sarging campuses when not in college?

One on One

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Anybody know a good excuse for sarging a college campus when you already graduated? I'm sure a girl would ask why you are there once she finds out you don't go to school there.
 

"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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TooColdUlrick

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-you were doing research
-attending a seminar
-buying a text
-picking up chicks
 

MindOverMatter

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I do this all the time, and I usually use the library/gym directions opener.
 

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Last week I read an article in the paper that a local university has a record number of women with this year's class and one of the highest girl to guy ratios in the country. I am thinking about talking a night class so I can get a library card.
 

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I know...if she asks:

"If you don't attend XYZ College, then why are you here?"

Try...

A) I'm seeing some friends.

B) If I told you I'd have to kill you. :)

C) Official business?

D) What is this? A friggin' interrogation?!


Ben
 

"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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diplomatic_lies

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If you're from another college say so, and just say you're here for some debate/event. I see people at my college that shouldn't even belong, and nobody minds.



Or if you have guts- tell her straight up "I'm here to pick up a chick and get laid";)
 
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