"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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The skydiving opener

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I was at the bar Saturday night. Was hanging out on a stool talking with my buddy when the girl that walks around with jello shots came and sat down next to us to take a break.

I looked at her and we caught eye contact for a second, and she's only an arm length away so I asked her out of the blue "Would you ever go skydiving?"

She kinda laughed at my randomness and said "I think skydriving would actually be pretty amazing."

I said "Well my boss made reservations to go skydriving (Which is true) and he asked me to go. I'm having some mixed feelings about it."

We kept the conversation going for a good 5 minutes about skydiving, when she had to get back up and walk around with the shots. I kept noticing IOI's from her while she was doing this. She kept looking over at me and smiling even while she was serving other people.

About 10 minutes later, she comes back over and sits down.

Her: Wow my feet hurt.
Me: Well, I'm no expert but I think it could be them heals you're wearing haha.
Her: Yea, I'd have to agree with you there.
Me: Why not wear flipflops and a T-Shirt to work?
Her: I like to look nice in case I meet any guys. (She kind of said this directing it towards me, I took it as a major IOI)
Me: I dunno, I think a girl can look pretty hot in casual clothes. (I directed this towards her with a little elbow nudge)
Her: Oh don't get me wrong, if you would see me outside of work I'm a sweat pants queen! I never dress up!
Me: Whoa what makes you think that we're going to hangout outside of your work.
Her: (laughs) Well I was just sayin.
Me: Is it because I'm going skydiving and you think I might die a very quick death?
Her: (Laughs pretty hard at that) Well it could be considered a slow death if you factor in the amount of time you're falling.
Me: Oh hardy har har, you're a funny one!

I then told her I had to go. And here's where the twist comes, I left without asking for the number. Although she was unbelievably hot, I'm already seeing somebody, but a guy still gotta practice;)

Just thought I'd share that cause I really liked the skydiving opener. Hope somebody can get some ideas from this and THANKS FOR READING!
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Her "slow death" comment was clever, she seems smart (albeit she works at a bar lol). I'd give her some points for that. You should've gotten her number.
 

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MisterMcGee said:
Her "slow death" comment was clever, she seems smart (albeit she works at a bar lol). I'd give her some points for that. You should've gotten her number.
Yea now that I'm thinkin about it I should have.. Dam.
Lol, thanks for pointing that out, ass, now I'm kicking myself. Would have been so easy.

Coulda just been like.. "Well hey since I'm not going to live much longer, I better get your number so we can hang out immediately. Quickly, we don't have much time!"

Yea I'm pretty much an idiot.
 

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Dannyrt34 said:
Yea I'm pretty much an idiot.
Why,because you remained faithful to the girl you're currently seeing?

You proved your point. You showed yourself and us here at the forum that you still "got it". Your time here on the forum isn't in vain. You should have confidence in yourself knowing that if things were to come to an end with you and your girl,you have the skills necessary to go out there and meet another girl.

By getting her number,you'd either have felt guilty around your girlfriend,or gotten her number and never called her,which would have caused her pain/to become weiry of even good guys.

Why hurt her just so you can get some "practice"?

This way you left things,she feels good by having a fun conversation with you,and you continued to sharpen your skills.

Nobody's hurt and everyone's happy. :)
 

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Well he didn't say it was her girlfriend, just a girl he's seeing so I didnt assume they were exclusive.
But either way, it's not in vain. You can attract and chat up a girl. You could've closed her, dated her, and so forth.
You still "got it". Take that confidence boost for what it is. :)
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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No, you did the right thing. She gets asked for her number every night. She placates those guys because they are customers and she is pressured to not be a b!tch to them, but she will remember you fondly and perhaps get tingly for you.

I've had a couple jello shot girls in my day
 

Dannyrt34

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Igetit! said:
Why,because you remained faithful to the girl you're currently seeing?

You proved your point. You showed yourself and us here at the forum that you still "got it". Your time here on the forum isn't in vain. You should have confidence in yourself knowing that if things were to come to an end with you and your girl,you have the skills necessary to go out there and meet another girl.

By getting her number,you'd either have felt guilty around your girlfriend,or gotten her number and never called her,which would have caused her pain/to become weiry of even good guys.

Why hurt her just so you can get some "practice"?

This way you left things,she feels good by having a fun conversation with you,and you continued to sharpen your skills.

Nobody's hurt and everyone's happy. :)
I always liked your posts bud.. You put into words what I'm usually thinking in my head. I've been visiting the forum for almost 4 years, and a member for 3 of them. I seen alot of great posters come and go. The forums aren't what they used to be, but I think their coming around again. I used to see field reports ALL THE TIME, and when people read them, they never criticized every little detail.

Back then everyone used POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT to help other people. Which you seem to do. Good post and once again your right about that. I think not going for the number was the best thing for me, although tempting.

Me and my current girl both seem to have a happy, healthy relationship going for us. And as we all know by now, that's a rare thing.

+rep
 

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Is crazy **** like this that sets us apart from the crowd.

My example of this is 'learning to breakdance'. You can run so much game both setting up the conversation around this, and then when you actually get round to showing her a few moves!
 
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