"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.

Read more...

saw a CA girl the day after I number closed - did I handle it well?

duke007

Master Don Juan
Joined
Feb 12, 2003
Messages
765
Reaction score
0
Age
42
Location
Melbourne, Australia
A couple of days ago, I found myself sitting near a pretty cute girl on the tram heading toward Uni.

I never looked directly at her eyes and didn't initiate any convo - the tram was really crowded, a fat stinky dude was leaning over me and still felt a little strange from an earlier nosebleed.

Luckily we got out at the same stop, a couple of stops before the main campus. She was clomping along beside me, so I said, "Those are some noisy shoes you've got there," and she laughed. So screw the 3 second rule.

We were talking and she acted fairly interested and comfortable, it turned out we study in the same building. I got the number.

Then yesterday I was walking into the building and she was standing against a pillar on the path to the lifts looking at her phone. She looked up and smiled, and it took me a split second to remember who it was!

I smiled back and continued walking quickly towards her, she looked down briefly then back again and smiled. By this time I was almost up to her, and without breaking stride, smiled and said, "How's it going?" and continued on to the lifts.

She must have thought I was going to stop and talk! (everyone uses the stairs in that building). By the way she looked a bit hotter, which pleased me.

What do you think? should I have stayed and talked?
 

"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.

Read more...

gav

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 5, 2004
Messages
1,128
Reaction score
3
probably should have stayed and talked for a few secs or even if u were going to plan something, u should have said "hey, i was going to call u, but here u are, so u wanna get together sat nite? or sometin)

that would have been the dj thing i rekon, but revertheless, simple and sweet approach m8. I liked that.
 

duke007

Master Don Juan
Joined
Feb 12, 2003
Messages
765
Reaction score
0
Age
42
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Yeah you're right, but it's only the day after, and I want her to wait a few days before I set a date.

Who knows, maybe if I see her again tomorrow, I'll ask her out!
 

Pimp-sicle

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Messages
2,457
Reaction score
101
Location
Pimpsylvania
Originally posted by gav
probably should have stayed and talked for a few secs or even if u were going to plan something, u should have said "hey, i was going to call u, but here u are, so u wanna get together sat nite? or sometin)

that would have been the dj thing i rekon, but revertheless, simple and sweet approach m8. I liked that.
I totally DISAGREE!! Don't say things like "I was going to call you but..." Don't even worry about whether you should've stayed and talked. Your doing fine, makes her think your a busy man. Call her up or if you know your going to see her soon, go up to her and arrange a get together.


Your doing fine.



PIMP
 

isotope

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Jun 10, 2003
Messages
238
Reaction score
0
Location
Gville, Florida
you should have made conversation but i wouldnt have mentioned teh date/ number
unless she brings it up

she might assume you were in a hurry but personally if i were her i would find that a little cold.
 

"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.

Read more...

duke007

Master Don Juan
Joined
Feb 12, 2003
Messages
765
Reaction score
0
Age
42
Location
Melbourne, Australia
heh

I called her up today and she said she better not see me for coffee because her boyfriend may not like it :)
 
Top