"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 Art of Phone Openers

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Don Ronny

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I need your help Fingers.

I left a long rambling message on this girl´s machine and now she wont return my calls. I know I should probably forget about her but damn she has a nice ass!! :D

I know you understand.

Is there any way to salvage this? I am not calling her back till I get a response cuz I know I will probably botch the whole thing.

Thanks man
 
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Dude, dont call her back! You sound like a punkazz AFC. I am disappointed in ya DR
 

DarkfalconIV

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here;s one start out with the zzz. one then when she insits you werent't lisining insit you were and invite yourslelf over so she can see you listen to her..
 

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Crotch Sniffer: You are right man. I have nexted this biatch. Thanks for the slap in the head!

DarkFalconIV: You are one bizarre guy. You blast Finger's thread 4 times in a row and then try to contribute by stealing his material and putting your own wack spin on it. Seems like you have way too much free time on your hands. Get a hobby dude!
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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DarkfalconIV, why don't you do everyone a favour a leave?
 
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I was at a sweet 16 this weekend and im at the bar getting some drinks. Well this lady Dina that i met once comes up to me and tells me that she has a daughter that wants to meet me.(The daughters not there by the way, i have neve seen her and she has never seen me, i think her mom is trying to play matchmaker bc her daughter just got out of a relationship.) So my friend tells me that will call her up sometime this week which i have no problem with. Now heres the problem i havent talked too to many girls on the phone where i havent already met them. This girl is also 22 and im only 18 so im kinda feeling nervous and i am not to sure how to go about it with her. So please any suggestions.

Do you think it will be a good idea to make fun of how her mom has to still set her up with guys, and should i just stay away from saying anything about her past relationship.
 

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Excellent excellent excellent!!!! The line "Well I'm more fun than whatever you're doing, let's meet up" is killer! Never fails to raise a girls interest and make her go "Wow, no one has ever had the balls to talk to me like that!"

Your posts are the sh1t. I look forward to reading more of them as you take the time to write them.
 

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Mr. Fingers

Do you have any advice for leaving messages on answering machines?
 

"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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^^Yeah, just dont.
 

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bump for resilient

Everybody ignore the negative remarks in this thread. Most of it is only guys who are caught up with the ****y attitude with absolutely no funny. Me thinks they are completely opposite in life... clowns.

props to fingers
 

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amoka said:
Is Fingers still around?
Nah man, he died in a car accident. For real. Sad story. Just playing, I think I read somewhere how he said he was gonna split though.
 

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Now what happens if they don't answer your phone call? What is a successfully left voicemail like?
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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