"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Somebody should....
- Thread starter Francisco d'Anconia
- Start date
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Bonhomme
Master Don Juan
I thought about that one, too, Docs, but being the dumb asses humans are, we'd all end up either working more or having less money.
Wait a sec ... you're Canadian... maybe you might be better off it that happened.
Docs
Banned
That way, I can get my sleep and drink every night without pain! =D
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"Beauty, eh?!"Docs said:
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"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.
Docs
Banned
typical
Master Don Juan
Hahaha LOL agreedFrancisco d'Anconia said:Someone should make that a requirement for women in order for them to become feminist...
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Glad someone recognized the humor in that..typical said: