"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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should we be playing hard to get?

st_99

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I have a hard time doing this but, should we be turning down HB's requests to hang out so there anxiety level raises (even if we have nothing better to do)? I know that when a HB that I've been dating for a few weeks turns down my request to go out or hang out for whatever reason I get a bit panicky which only increases my IL... is it safe to assume the same goes for the women? I just have this stupid feeling that if I blow her off she will lose interest not gain interest... but that certainly isnt the case when its the other way around.
 

"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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If you "blow her off," in other words if you're a jerk about it, she WILL lose interest unless she loves jerks (which some women do, of course).

However, if you confidently and casually tell her that you've already got plans, but maybe in a few days you can hang out, that WILL increase her IL no matter what kind of woman she is.
 
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