"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's an Empath? Beware.

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Oh, God. In the past 3 months I've had not one but two pretty ladies declare themselves an "empath", which they claim means they are extra caring about how other's feel? Please. Tell that to their ex.

Has anyone heard women use the empath line?

From now on I'll respond like this: "So you're an empath? I'm just an ath".
 

"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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Oh, God. In the past 3 months I've had not one but two pretty ladies declare themselves an "empath", which they claim means they are extra caring about how other's feel? Please. Tell that to their ex.

Has anyone heard women use the empath line?

From now on I'll respond like this: "So you're an empath? I'm just an ath".
I've heard them say "sapiosexual" which means discussions of intelligence stimulates them, and they don't like having those conversations.
 

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This is a strange one. I've met many like these; self-declared 'empaths' and genuine ones.

-Self-declared 'empaths' don't really give a sh!t about other people. Rather they are usually huge ego-maniacs, whose 'empathy' is extremely selective, favouring those who either feed the ego or the desired lifestyle of said 'empath'.

-Genuine empaths do not self declare. Rather, some (not all) are martyrs looking to fill a void where should be a self esteem.
 

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This is a strange one. I've met many like these; self-declared 'empaths' and genuine ones.

-Self-declared 'empaths' don't really give a sh!t about other people. Rather they are usually huge ego-maniacs, whose 'empathy' is extremely selective, favouring those who either feed the ego or the desired lifestyle of said 'empath'.

-Genuine empaths do not self declare. Rather, some (not all) are martyrs looking to fill a void where should be a self esteem.
I love your description of the "martyr"
 

"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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Oh, God. In the past 3 months I've had not one but two pretty ladies declare themselves an "empath", which they claim means they are extra caring about how other's feel? Please. Tell that to their ex.

Has anyone heard women use the empath line?

From now on I'll respond like this: "So you're an empath? I'm just an ath".
All empath means is they sre capable of empathy. The opposite of sociopath.
 

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Just more identity politics. Another trendy label people can describe themselves as. Ignore it. All the women I talked to who had some special descriptions of themselves that made them different from others were still affected by game.

Definition of Empath: (chiefly in science fiction) a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual.

I wonder if people are ever gonna run out of these special labels.
 

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That's wierd. Empaths are people who can empathise and pick up other peoples emotional state by being around them. Imo, every person should be capable of this in order to function healthily and positively in society. In fact, most people do have these traits, except for the extreme few who are disordered. The fact that she's bragging about having traits she should have anyway, is downright stupid.

Probably done for attention, and to boost herself up as some sort of saint in front of everybody. Ugh, immature to say the least.
 

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Nope, never even heard that term before. Kinda glad I didn't either, just another stupid self-gratifying term for egotistical fvcks to feel good about themselves since they let their heads get too big for them. I hate it when people play the high horse sh!t.
 

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The fact that they feel the need to tell you they are an empath leads me to believe their real ability to have empathy has come into question. Like a person who says " hey im a honest guy/girl right before they lie to you.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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My girl tries to tell me she has good empathy, she doesn't even know how she herself feels much less others.
 

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This is a strange one. I've met many like these; self-declared 'empaths' and genuine ones.

-Self-declared 'empaths' don't really give a sh!t about other people. Rather they are usually huge ego-maniacs, whose 'empathy' is extremely selective, favouring those who either feed the ego or the desired lifestyle of said 'empath'.

-Genuine empaths do not self declare. Rather, some (not all) are martyrs looking to fill a void where should be a self esteem.
Bolded for emphasis. Absolute truth. Also martyrs who complain all the time about the people they "have to" help. They use the drama in other peoples lives to fill a void of their own or to avoid focusing on their own problems
 

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Women are naturally better at reading body language and emotion, this is a proven scientific fact. Unless you are a sociopath it is almost impossible to lie to a woman you are in a relationship with out her knowing something is up. It's uncanny... but it isn't empathetic magic. This is why women are more prone to magical thinking, they have no idea why they do the things they do.
 

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If you can read my emotions right now why can't you tell I think you are an idiot?

You an empath, great. Why aren't you naked yet? (give her your best lustful look).

Hmmm, horny, sleepy, hungry, horny + hungry + sleepy. How hard can it be?

I am a boob-o-path. I can tell just what you are thinking by feeling your boobs. I'll show you.

Self-aggrandising attention *****. I will put them on the same island as all those wimmin who want to make up their own personal pronouns for themselves and get offended if you don't realize that they want to be called a shi, shir, or some other gender-studies approved title.
 

"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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Unless you are a sociopath it is almost impossible to lie to a woman you are in a relationship with out her knowing something is up. It's uncanny... but it isn't empathetic magic.
I think you're just a bad liar dude.
 

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I stopped believing women's words long time time ago.

@bigneil you just said it yourself , if she cares about other people's feelings she should tell it to her ex. Empty words .
 
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