Dimebag_Darrell
Banned
I'm curious as to how a fellow Don faces his day
"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.
What do you do for a living?
- Thread starter Dimebag_Darrell
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"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.
ethnomethodologist
Master Don Juan
Never seen you so nice Darrell. Your not growing pink inside are you?
I'm a general manager for an expanding charter airline. I opted in for free shipping costs, stressless work, and chances for duty travel for a high salary.
I make $15 dollars an hour
I'm a general manager for an expanding charter airline. I opted in for free shipping costs, stressless work, and chances for duty travel for a high salary.
I make $15 dollars an hour
Egoist
Master Don Juan
i make designer clothes for pet hamsters.
mroriginal2
Don Juan
And the award for ''most social'' goes to.......
ethnomethodologist for having so much time in his hand. He is one of the most recognisable members and hes only been here for a month. You should be a mod.
Chillisauce
Senior Don Juan
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2005
- Messages
- 367
- Reaction score
- 0
- Age
- 39
I'm a part time train driver for QR, part time karate instructor, full time university student. Thankgod we dont have any time traveling machines or i'd probably be working another two jobs.
"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.
Chipmonkey
Don Juan
National Guard/Metro Police
doctoroxygen
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Dec 23, 2002
- Messages
- 581
- Reaction score
- 4
I work at Taco Bell. I'm employee of the month. Right now, I'm in the back, chopping lettuce, but come back in a month, and I'll be up at the front, SWEAR TO GOD, making burritos.
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.