"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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holy sheet, worst commercial-holiday of all year

where you see couples cuddle, making out in public EVERYWHERE you go to, either that or you see MEN carrying roses and dresses up nicely...

maybe this year I should dress nicely, holding a rose in my hand, take the bus around the cities pretending to go see my imaginery girlfriend :rolleyes:


just kidding, I will either go to this rave (again :p) or go to club with "single's night" since I turn 19 NEXT friday (January 21st) :cool:
 

"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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