"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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Say something about the person above you

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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SELF-MASTERY

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He made a FR journal post talking about all the women that he was going to sarge and hasn't approached anyone yet.......SORRY i had to say it
 

Brian20o2

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SELF-MASTERY said:
He made a FR journal post talking about all the women that he was going to sarge and hasn't approached anyone yet.......SORRY i had to say it
Somehow I knew that was coming. Oh well. But even though Im not cold approaching like I should be, at least I still get my game on in other places.

^^^This guy is ripped as hell!
 

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^ That dude once called me as a$$hole.
 

"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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^ used to have cooties
 

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^ actually owned a box of the cooties when he was four. he put them together quickly and used them in a fight scene with his ninja turtles. he still believes that he still has an antenna or leg in the bottom of his closet next to leonardos knub checks , a superman cape and his old batmobile. they are covered up by 2 old footballs, a tennis racket he got for christmas from grandma and never used, three pairs of shoes and sixteen pairs of jeans that he grew out of . there is also a picture of his ex gf down there and half empty bottle of whiskey and seven books about whales.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Was born on July 20th, 1978. Currently goes to the University of California. Has 3 brothers and 1 sister. Was born and raised in East Colorado. Had a boyfriend named Jacob who has a drinking problem. Her middle name is Marilyn, and she has a grandfather who was a major in WW2.
 

"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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cant think of a user name

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(the user above) has made his AIM, Yahoo! and hotmail addresses available for contact. He also has 2.44 posts per day, and short dark hair. He did not participate in 4/20 celebrations (or did he)?

EDIT: he did.
 

Cruise

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^^^ has such an intelligent user name that it's serious... :cool:
 

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^ Doesn't know that I have a secret crush on him. :flowers:
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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