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.
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.
Good point,.. .is this yet another humblebrag thread?SteR said:lol this thread seems to be a "my e-penis is bigger than your e-penis"..
I started my own company in late 1996, hence the income explosion and subsequent crash. It was also a reflection of the dot com bubble.TillTheEndOfTime said:Why the big jump after 1997? Why didn't that happen in 1995?![]()
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.
bigneil said:I was a CS major, which is nearly equivalent to EE.
I started my own company in late 1996, hence the income explosion and subsequent crash. It was also a reflection of the dot com bubble.
Things in the economy were never the same since.
As far as telling girls what we make, I do it because I figure all they ever hear is BS and I want to prove myself, even if I don't compare to the lies of others.
And good point ka mate.
Do you still have your own business?bigneil said:My salaries went:
$28.5 (1993)
$35.0 (1994)
$43.0 (1995)
$52.0 (1996)
$60.0 (1997)
$160.0 (1998)
$4M (1999) (started business worth $4M)
$-4M (2000) (lost it all to dot com crash)
Espi said:I do believe based on my experience that the primest females WILL choose money over looks...its biologically programmed in them...always has and always will be...the seventy year old five foot three balding bespectaled millionaire will attract and secure the hottest women.
Problem is, it takes a reasonable, down-to-earth man to appreciate what 1.72% means. America doesn't make those anymore.ka_mate said:http://globalrichlist.com/
Your Richlist Position 103,478,261
You are the 103,478,261 richest person in the world! You're in the TOP 1.72%
richest people in the world!
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$100,000?
$600,00?
$80,000?
Nope.
$45,000