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.
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.
NO kiding, breh. I hate the Pats and Colts, I am a huge buccs fan, but I wanted to see the pats and colts go at it at the superbowl. I just want the steelers to win for jerome Bettis.Originally posted by InsidiousNstinct
Oh, Matt won't be smiling to much with Troy Polomalu knockin him to the ground. This will probably be the smallest Superbowl.....Steelers...Seahawks...that's just not prime time. I'm going to watch it because I love football but who's going to be like...."Ohhhh hunny I got to get home intime to see the Steelers and Seahawks play in the superbowl."
I hope you mean the AFC championship, Colts and the Pats are in the same division and thus only one of them can make it to the superbowl
Didn't mean to come across as an idiot, it was wishful thinking. I knew they couldn't make it, just wasn't thinking to much into what I was writing. Thanks for the clarification, bro.Originally posted by MindOverMatter
I hope you mean the AFC championship, Colts and the Pats are in the same division and thus only one of them can make it to the superbowl
i bet you know more about NFL then an average american knows about soccer, so don't feel bad hehe.I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.