"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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"What are we?"

TheNewStyle123

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Hey guys.

I have 2 plates I am becoming close with, but I am still not interested in a LTR at this time. What is everyone's default answer to this inevitable question if you don't want a LTR but you want to keep seeing that girl?

I know it needs to be done covertly and indirectly.
 

"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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Black Widow Void

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The long version of "it's me not you"

"I really enjoy your company. I'm just not in a place right now .... where I can offer anything full time. I wish that I was, but I guess that it'll take some time."
 

TheNewStyle123

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Her: "What are we?"

You: "I think it's dangerous to try and define this. We've gotta let this go where it wants to go."

If she keeps pressing, say:

"You know, a few months from now, maybe things will be different, but for right now, I'm enjoying being single. But, I also enjoy spending time with you."

Then, wrap your arm around her thigh, pull her on top of you, and kiss her.

That'll shut her up for another week or so.
Both of those are great! Thanks man
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Lookatu

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"I just got out of a marriage/relationship and I don't want to jump into anything serious too soon as I'm still recovering."

If they really like you, they'll understand and stick around. It also gives them a challenge to try to change your thinking.
 
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