"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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Update on me being dumped. more opinions please

Fingerling

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ok sorry to bore everyone with my issues lol but i have found that this site and the people on it to be so helpful and after the advice i've really moved on and come out my shell. after two weeks single i've already got jiggy with 2 girls and have got a few dates lined up. So a big thanks to everyone first off.

we'll i spoke to my exs brother a week ago (we are sort of friends) and said to tell my ex i have the digi cam lead an charger if she wants it. she has the camera.
so thursday i got a text from her saying i can have the camera so i replied with something blunt bout ill get a new one. she said she needs it for next week so if its ok she'll come get it.
me:"yeah thats fine give me a heads up and i'll put it in the letter box" (i have an outside letter box)
her:"will do hope you're ok x"

i didn't reply to this as i think shes after a bit of attention

what does anyone else read into this?
 

"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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Joe Stud

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Keep up the indifferent attitude, but drop the hostility. it doesnt help you whether you want her back, or want her gone. Just act like you are doing fine without her. And.. you are! You must decide if you want to bang her, or exclude her.
 

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thanks for the reply dude. i'll bear that in mind.
but i think i just want to exclude her, she had her chance so easier to move on.plus being single and this forum go too well lol :up:

thanks
 

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welldone on not replying, she is looking for you to be all upset to convince her she has made the right decision.

you sound like a positive guy going in the right direction, keep it up man and you'll be gold in no time
 

romangod

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Fingerling said:
i didn't reply to this as i think shes after a bit of attention

what does anyone else read into this?

I read that she still has you on the hook and she knows it.



Cheers!
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Fingerling

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romangod said:
I read that she still has you on the hook and she knows it.



Cheers!
you think by me replying to her original text she still thinks she has me on the lead?
 

romangod

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Fingerling said:
you think by me replying to her original text she still thinks she has me on the lead?


Yes. :yes:


Cheers!
 
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