"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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What makes Fonzie so cool?

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Fonzie was and still is THE MAN! That was hilarious and a good DJ lesson. There is a bronze statue of him in Milwaukee, where Happy Days allegedly took place. There should also be one of him in the DJ Hall of Fame if one is built one day, lol.
 

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@Trump, do you think Fonsi would be complaining about the state of the market or that he’s getting too old to attract young women?

Attitude is your problem too.
 

"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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Great post. Fonz Was also a helpful man. He was always trying to help little beta boy Richie. Another DJ characteristic.
 

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If you think about it, the person writing the script for Fonzie must have been a 70's-era DJ himself to come up with the lines, mystique, and attitude The Fonz (Henry Winkler) had to follow. Fonz did have a legitimate love interest, Pinky Tuscadero, but her never went beta around her though he did soften a bit in her presence.

And yes, he did coach and protect young beta boy Ritchie, who was also very likeable.
 

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This really illustrates what a great actor Henry Winkler is. Even when young he came across as a sort of likable, whiny guy.
 

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This isn't related to the clip, but Fonzie as depicted on the show basically had super powers. Henry Winkler said he didn't want to ever show him fighting, but there was little doubt he could take out a gang all by himself. The closest he ever came to violence was when a gang member wanted to fight him, and he shoved the guys arms into the pockets of a pool table, where they got stuck, so he had to listen while Fonzie talked it out with him.

Anyway, I said all that to say this: Fonzie is a perfect example of a guy that a girl would feel safe with. No guy would dare attack while Fonzie was around. He's like Superman or Batman. I think that's where most of his "DJ appeal" comes from.
 
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