"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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The $450,000 engagement ring

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"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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MatureDJ said:
http://www.modelinia.com/blog/miranda-kerr-shows-off-her-engagement-ring/22499

OK, I'm sure that hubby is going to have to drop another $150K on the wedding celebration, so it looks like the downpayment on this piece of azz is going to cost about $600K, and I'm sure the monthly payments and future "separation bonus" :crackup: will be equally painful.
The only person worth that kind of loot is ME!!!! I guess the rule of thumb is what, 25%-30% of your yearly salary and I find that to be ridiculous in itself. Buying love, not good! I recall back throughout the years when people married, they got what they could afford.

Even making several figures a year would not justify this nonsense.
 

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If I ever buy a ring, I'm going to buy a synthetic diamond for cheap and lie.

She will never know, they can't even tell the difference in a lab.
 

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And she has done...what to deserve a $450,000 ring? Look good in her underwear?

Whatever...it's Bloom's money. Let him burn it however he wants. :p
 

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MatureDJ said:
http://www.modelinia.com/blog/miranda-kerr-shows-off-her-engagement-ring/22499

OK, I'm sure that hubby is going to have to drop another $150K on the wedding celebration, so it looks like the downpayment on this piece of azz is going to cost about $600K, and I'm sure the monthly payments and future "separation bonus" :crackup: will be equally painful.

But then again, maybe this chick is worth it:

http://www.free-6-xxx.com/galleries/pics/celeb/127/pics/miranda_kerr_05.jpg

:eek:
They are celebrities - they are both financially well-off and he can easily afford a pricey ring.

Orlando can do as he pleases - whether or not their marriage succeeds, no one, including you, knows for certain.
 

"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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MatureDJ said:
http://www.modelinia.com/blog/miranda-kerr-shows-off-her-engagement-ring/22499

OK, I'm sure that hubby is going to have to drop another $150K on the wedding celebration, so it looks like the downpayment on this piece of azz is going to cost about $600K, and I'm sure the monthly payments and future "separation bonus" :crackup: will be equally painful.

But then again, maybe this chick is worth it:

http://www.free-6-xxx.com/galleries/pics/celeb/127/pics/miranda_kerr_05.jpg

:eek:

You really think he will get away with a 150k wedding, when he got her a 450k engagement ring?

Try a million plus wedding..
 

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Between "Pirates" and "Lord of the Rings", I'm curious as to how much money he has.

Could be a "million plus" for him is like me running down to Chik-Fil-A for lunch.

If so, I'd be spending it on stupid stuff too.
 

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http://www.hollyworth.com/orlando-blooms-net-worth-and-how-much-is-he-getting-paid-2

According to that website, Orlando Bloom has a net worth of $42 mil. They listed his pay for the Pirates series but I'm not sure how they arrived at the number. But either way, it's safe to say that $450 k isn't a whole lot for a guy like him. Given that he is an A-list actor, I'm pretty sure he'll recoup the costs spent on the ring and the wedding pretty quickly.
 

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Don't care about the ring, but she is not that hot. Kinda manlish with her wide jaw
 

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Lexington said:
http://www.hollyworth.com/orlando-blooms-net-worth-and-how-much-is-he-getting-paid-2

According to that website, Orlando Bloom has a net worth of $42 mil. They listed his pay for the Pirates series but I'm not sure how they arrived at the number. But either way, it's safe to say that $450 k isn't a whole lot for a guy like him. Given that he is an A-list actor, I'm pretty sure he'll recoup the costs spent on the ring and the wedding pretty quickly.
So that's about 1% of his net worth.

Still $450k for an engagement ring, when the wedding might not even happen.

I really hate how these celebs and the wedding/engagement industry just messes up these women's expectations.

20k for a wedding is the avg.

A couple could buy a new car, pay off debt , put a down payment on a house, start the marriage off debt free ( and without an azz load of stress), but how dare we deprive women of THEIR day?
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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FLGuy said:
So that's about 1% of his net worth.

Still $450k for an engagement ring, when the wedding might not even happen.

I really hate how these celebs and the wedding/engagement industry just messes up these women's expectations.

20k for a wedding is the avg.

A couple could buy a new car, pay off debt , put a down payment on a house, start the marriage off debt free ( and without an azz load of stress), but how dare we deprive women of THEIR day?
To be fair, if you or I had that much money, we would probably be spending it on stupid stuff too. These celebs have got money and they're enjoying it as they are entitled to. People who try to emulate them when they have maybe 1/100th of their net worth are just stupid.
 

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No trim is worth a 450K rock. He is a fool for buying that, 42M or no 42M. He better be hoarding that money as lots of these Hollywood people end up bankrupt due to their spending habits.

Who wants to start a pool on how long their marriage will last?

Frankly she is not that good looking. She is OK but thats it.
 

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tincanman99 said:
No trim is worth a 450K rock. He is a fool for buying that, 42M or no 42M. He better be hoarding that money as lots of these Hollywood people end up bankrupt due to their spending habits.
You mean like Nicolas Cage?

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/04/08/nic-cages-foreclosed-house-nets-zero-at-auction/

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/11/17/nicolas.cage.lawsuit/

Frankly she is not that good looking. She is OK but thats it.
Well, for what's it's worth, I would not hesitate to tap that. :rockon:
 

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450k to him is probably like 500 bucks to us.

I do find the whole diamond engagement ring ritual disturbing though. Not only does it place the girl on a pedestal (it totally makes her the prize), but it reeks of being a scam by the jewelry industry.
 

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Crazy stuff, I go down to Boca every now and then to visit family & I see a lot of women down there sporting rocks damn near the size of marbles. These guys are all obviously rich afc's if they have to buy rocks that big just to keep a woman around.

One guy I know of down there had a wife that was threatening divorce, so he goes and buys her an estate on the French Riviera AND her own private jet to fly there to keep her happy. It only set him back about $85,000,000.:crazy:
 

"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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One guy I know of down there had a wife that was threatening divorce, so he goes and buys her an estate on the French Riviera AND her own private jet to fly there to keep her happy. It only set him back about $85,000,000.
Sounds like the divorce might have been cheaper.
 
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