"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 gym being crowded depreciation thread

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just came back from paying off my payments to get back to the gym. there was a gang of folks there. most likely people from different schools trying to start their new years resolution. i have never seen the gym that crowded. i'm going to gym early in the morning(6 am) for now on
 

"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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lol, you know what they say, Monday is international fitness day. Especially the monday of the new year.
 

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if they're not using the squat rack. who cares :)
 

"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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Flyer said:
if they're not using the squat rack. who cares :)
lol that's my usual mindset.

But I myself have been thinking about setting up a home gym. The costs will eventually be better for you in the long term, and you wont ever have to deal with the crowds, weather, and the lousy music, etc. What irks me is when someone goes to the gym sick, coughing all over the place plus the bad ventilation.
 

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mayne, i dont have time for that anymore
i just get in and get out
 

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Flyer said:
if they're not using the squat rack. who cares :)
actually it seemed like most people were at the cardio section. cant wait till every one breaks their new years resolution
 
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