"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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Valentines Day 2006

"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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nope, and I dont think i will, had alot of things happen recently, but I rememeber valentines 05 was the reason i came to this site and started reading stuff. I have made gigantic improvements and have had some losses, but still havent found a LTR like i wanted.
 
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im thinking of doing something rather normal. it's been a while since i let myself be afc.

so im just gonna take my girl out to the movies, then for a nice desert. nothing weird... just normal. i don't think one should overdo valentines.

*shrug*
 
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Heh.. AFCed my last V-day, when I took a friend of a friend out that I didn't know to well. Talked 90(me)-10(her) to her, and was suddenly surprised when there never was a follow up date after that. Hah. nervousness then, but that seems gone now.

:crackup:

Hopefuly, this year will yield better results. If not it's another year of single awareness day! Yay!
 

"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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I'll probably just go to the gym and tell random hot girls "Happy Valentines day" inbetween sets.

But seriously, it's just another day of the year to me. Nothing inherently special about it.
 
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Originally posted by ShizamDaMan
I'll probably just go to the gym and tell random hot girls "Happy Valentines day" inbetween sets.

But seriously, it's just another day of the year to me. Nothing inherently special about it.
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Agreed. When your single it's nothing really. Doesn't bother me.
 
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Im going to a concert. Nonpoint and sevendust. I get to rockout to the extreme and get wasted. Rockin out comes first, girls in a close second.
 
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I'll probably fck another hot model looking dude with ripped abs, chisled jaw, etc... and then come home, change my number, and be lonely =[.

Lmfao @ "single awareness day" :crackup:

:(
 
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work, go home, watch porn, go to sleep.....

unless something changes from now to then (very possible)
 

"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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Haha.

Not unless I actually decide to quit playing and stick with one. Not likely by then.
 
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nothing here. I have never hooked up on Valentines day or any holiday for that matter :(
 
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So guys, anyone here going to do any cold approach this V day? I think this is the best day to make approaches.. since its easy to spot the "singles". Im thinking of doing it.. for the first time in my friggin life
 
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This topic gave me an idea of coming up with a valentines day opener to use on that day. :D
 
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Originally posted by Distant Light
This topic gave me an idea of coming up with a valentines day opener to use on that day. :D
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Ooo... double ooo...

So what is it? :-/
 

"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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When is valentine's day?

I probably won't celebrate it much. no GF at the current moment, although it is a good time to hit on girls.
 
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I personally think that doing anything major on Valentines day is a complete waste of money!

Rose prices are astronomical, restaurants put on special menues that are ridiculously expensive, and you can never seem to find the right present.

From experience, trying to show your lady a "good" time on valentines day (present, dinner) is gonna set you back £250+.

I find that spending the evening indoors where you cook her a meal (even if it comes out crap, she will appreciate the effort), bottle of champagne, and some sexy underwear for her tends to do the trick. Present + dinner + champagne = less then £100.

+ having her in a comfortable environment is bound to lead to the bedroom, for sure!
 
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Originally posted by Fash
I personally think that doing anything major on Valentines day is a complete waste of money!

Rose prices are astronomical, restaurants put on special menues that are ridiculously expensive, and you can never seem to find the right present.

From experience, trying to show your lady a "good" time on valentines day (present, dinner) is gonna set you back £250+.

I find that spending the evening indoors where you cook her a meal (even if it comes out crap, she will appreciate the effort), bottle of champagne, and some sexy underwear for her tends to do the trick. Present + dinner + champagne = less then £100.

+ having her in a comfortable environment is bound to lead to the bedroom, for sure!
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Down here in Ecuador, I can get 25 roses for 1 american dollar. Pretty cheap and it does wonders.
 
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