stuka1939
Banned
Remember guys, unless the girl you fancy is exceptionally beautiful (e.g, can make money off of her looks) she is a dime a dozen or a "drop in the bucket", no need to feel she is out of your league or rare.
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.