"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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The supermarket attack

whiskerbiskit

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I notice there are a lot of attractive women in supermarkets in my area but am having difficulty thinking of ways to break the ice, much less get any farther in this environment.

I would like to hear guys who have had success in this or similar scenes.

Specifically, how did you get small talk going and from there the rest?

wb
 

"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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white sox bill

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I've tried these approaches w/somewhat sucess...walk up to where they are looking at say hamburger helper and ask for some other receipes that may compliment it. Ask any question about cooking with whatever it is they are looking at. Do it with confidence and be matter-of-factly
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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white sox bill said:
I've tried these approaches w/somewhat sucess...walk up to where they are looking at say hamburger helper and ask for some other receipes that may compliment it. Ask any question about cooking with whatever it is they are looking at. Do it with confidence and be matter-of-factly
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pvf94

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white sox bill said:
I've tried these approaches w/somewhat sucess...walk up to where they are looking at say hamburger helper and ask for some other receipes that may compliment it. Ask any question about cooking with whatever it is they are looking at. Do it with confidence and be matter-of-factly

Makes me wanna hit the local supermarket. :woo:
 

wunnaBsmooth

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Good one!

For example, if you pass a HB in the aisle, just say, "Wow. You're making my trip to the grocery store a little less boring today. What do you think about that?"

Now THAT is a line that will ge seeing some air play tonight while I'm shopping! Thanks ESPI!
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Vypros

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Espi said:
I've tried that same method several times, and it's never worked. I open a lot of women in grocery stores, and I've found the best way to do it is to be
overtly flirtatious. Make your intentions known from the beginning. For example, if you pass a HB in the aisle, just say, "Wow. You're making my trip to the grocery store a little less boring today. What do you think about that?"
Yes, please do that. Please tell her the same thing that 80 other guys have told her that day. Good way to be unique, chief.
 
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