PeasantPlayer
Master Don Juan
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See looks don't matter
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.
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.
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.
I usually hate the term as I know some white guys who honestly grew up in the area and as a result behave more -- urban. But the guy in this video is cringy and obviously trying to hard. Disingenuous.That white guy in the video is fckn annoying me with his wiggering.
I grew up around black culture, but my family are middle class, suburban white folk. So I behave accordingly. The (genuinely) black guy in the video seems quite embarrassed by this behaviour; I'd say almost p!ssed off at the mimicry. Like a charicature.I usually hate the term as I know some white guys who honestly grew up in the area and as a result behave more -- urban. But the guy in this video is cringy and obviously trying to hard. Disingenuous.
Agreed. Why all the fuss over a mutt like that.Tiny has GOT to be the ugliest woman ever
Obviously if he was trying to get with the finest babe he wouldn't have chose her. She helped him out early in his career and stuck by him through a lot of stuff, then after 8 or whatever kids you know you will be bonded.I never understood what T.I. seen in that thing. Tiny has GOT to be the ugliest woman ever![]()
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.