"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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SICK OF DRIVING! have her drive :)

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This friday me and this girl were planning to hang out, but everytime we hang out, I always pick her up, which I now find annoying! I want her to come to my house and from there I'll drive her. Should I tell her, "Hey you like me, so why don't you show some interest and come to my pad" Also, she always wants to hang out after I drop her off, this time I will tell her to come to my room and I will proceed with my staff of wisdom. So my question is; it's cool for them to drive too right? I don't want to be the one that ALWAYS picks her up; seems afc wouldn't you agree?
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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blackbelt2k

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Its been my experience, women are horrible drivers..so if you trust her with your life, then sure let her drive. I personally only trust myself and a select few other males with driving.
 

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well, I want her to drive to my house, and I would drive her from there. Any other opinions?
 

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Gamble said:
well, I want her to drive to my house, and I would drive her from there. Any other opinions?
Why not? I pick up women probably 20% of the time. Why? How often are you kept waiting when you get to their house? At least they're ready when they get to your place (hopefully). Although I do have a couple that get to my place with curling iron in hand asking if they could finish up their hair before we leave. Sure.... (Back to the X-Box)...
 

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Francisco d'Anconia said:
Why not? I pick up women probably 20% of the time. Why? How often are you kept waiting when you get to their house? At least they're ready when they get to your place (hopefully). Although I do have a couple that get to my place with curling iron in hand asking if they could finish up their hair before we leave. Sure.... (Back to the X-Box)...
well everytime I pick her up, it seems she is always prepared; i tell her to come outside and she does promptly.
 

“The 22 Rules That Turned Me From Invisible to Irresistible With Women… Starting Tonight”

You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.

Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.

These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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Gamble said:
This friday me and this girl were planning to hang out, but everytime we hang out, I always pick her up, which I now find annoying! I want her to come to my house and from there I'll drive her. Should I tell her, "Hey you like me, so why don't you show some interest and come to my pad" Also, she always wants to hang out after I drop her off, this time I will tell her to come to my room and I will proceed with my staff of wisdom. So my question is; it's cool for them to drive too right? I don't want to be the one that ALWAYS picks her up; seems afc wouldn't you agree?
The girl I'm seeing now lives about 40 minutes from me, luckily we have an unspoken agreement of sharing the driving 50/50, which means she plans some of the dates, and pays for some of them too.

Just say, "Hey, why don't you come up/down to (your city)?"
 

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I don't trust women driving.

I was driving back from LA to norcal (6 hour drive) for 4 hours, I got tired and had trouble keeping my eyes open so I told my friend's girl to take the wheel

Well she ended up missing our exit and go on for an additional 1.5 hours north, where I work up, realized where we were, kicked her out of the drivers seat and drove back 1.5 hours back home

oh she also almost ran a stopsign, stopped in the middle of the intersection and almost hit a car
 

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I don't trust women driving.

I was driving back from LA to norcal (6 hour drive) for 4 hours, I got tired and had trouble keeping my eyes open so I told my friend's girl to take the wheel

Well she ended up missing our exit and go on for an additional 1.5 hours north, where I work up, realized where we were, kicked her out of the drivers seat and drove back 1.5 hours back home
Portable GPS receivers are definitely come in handy in such situations.
Kev07 said:
oh she also almost ran a stopsign, stopped in the middle of the intersection and almost hit a car
Or maybe not. Maybe wait a little bit after she's had her learner's permit for a while. :p
 

I'm Joe Dirt

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I don't have a car and the girl I have been with the last year and a half almost drives us both everywhere. It's a pretty sweet deal, assuming she is a safe driver. I help out by paying for gas once in a while though.

I think as long as you both can live with the arrangement things will work out any way you divy up the driving. If she really hates to drive, you may have to, but if she is cool with it, you could probably get away with it. Just avoid making it a big deal and things will work themselves out.
 

"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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Last October I went to Cape May for the weekend with a few friends of mine. We were getting into the car near the boardwalk (if you can really call it one) this man who must have been in his 70's was sitting there on a bench with his wife. As soon as he saw a girl get into the driver's seat he started yelling at me, telling me that "MEN should always be the one driving". I later reflected on what this man said, and realized that he was absolutely right. I haven't let a women drive since.
 

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Last time I let a woman drive I ended up in hospital for six months in traction with broken back , arm, wrist and fingers. It took me a month to learn how to walk again. I never get in a car driven by a women, I would rather walk... !!
 

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I had been dating a girl that when I started dating, would always pick her up because I had thought it was the gentlemenly thing to do. Well, that got really annoying after about 2-3 weeks (she lived 30 minutes away, so it was like an hour round trip!) Anyway, it was a huge turn off that she never offered to drive up to see me, I thought it was disappointing that I finally had to tell her she had to come to my place. I guess she had to borrow her parent's car.

When we went out places I was always the one to drive, though. You're in control, right?
 
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