"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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She wants to know if im romantic

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I was talking with this girl, now i'm normally just a really sarcastic joker type... she jokingly says something about me probably not being the most romantic guy, I say something along the lines of "oh, sure I am"... then she puts me on the spot and says "ok, name a few romantic things you've done"...

Luckily I was on the phone and really did have to go so I was saved by the bell, but it really caught me off-guard... whats the best thing to say in that situation? Should I actually be telling her romantic things ive done for other girls in the past?
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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if it was me i wudnt tell her ****, id just make a joke out of the situation...but thats me
 
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Egoist said:
You: Oh, wouldn't you like to know? Well, maybe if you are really really lucky...
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Her: "Well, then it's obvious that you're not..."

Soz, used that same line before, mate. ;) That line of yours would have only worked on the really insecure girl. The confident ones would laugh at you and see right through you - see that you're just too insecure yourself to say yes or no.
 
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Well she was joking so just joke back. I wouldn't read anything into it.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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"I can't tell you, you aren't a special woman in my life. Even if you were I still wouln't tell you, I wouldn't have to. You'd know by my actions. ;)
 
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Keeper said:
Her: "Well, then it's obvious that you're not..."

Soz, used that same line before, mate. ;) That line of yours would have only worked on the really insecure girl. The confident ones would laugh at you and see right through you - see that you're just too insecure yourself to say yes or no.
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bull****

its all about how you serve it.

Then again, a girl never had to ask me about that crap, they learn to judge me by my actions.
 
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