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.
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.
I wouldn't know, why don't you enlighten me as to what happened to him, and then get your head out of your rear and think of something for a date. Ice Cream isn't going to ruin your life you know.swaptrex said:ya, but remeber what happened to al pacino after asking a miami beauty for ice cream?
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.
i'm lactose intolerant so yaa that would be fun......Docs said:I wouldn't know, why don't you enlighten me as to what happened to him, and then get your head out of your rear and think of something for a date. Ice Cream isn't going to ruin your life you know.
just turned 20 3 days ago, you take girls to the bar after you've got all the bull**** out of the way? seems like back-peddling, to many guys and things that could go wrong for me.... but in your favor you get to grind w/ them on the floor so that would be a start.PRMoon said:Are you 21? If so take her to a bar. That's where it all happens for me anyway.
Well, I'm sorry to hear that....get some Soy Cream then??swaptrex said:i'm lactose intolerant so yaa that would be fun......
al pacino got called a greaseball.