"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 to to say when..

Capt.Jack Sparrow

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Your talking to some chick and or she passes by and says "Your really cute/fine"

I dunno what to say to this and I get it all the time.. I'm totally lost as in what to say. I usaully just blush a bit and yeah... thats about it. So anyways what are your replies?
 

"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.

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Originally posted by Capt.Jack Sparrow
Your talking to some chick and or she passes by and says "Your really cute/fine"

I dunno what to say to this and I get it all the time.. I'm totally lost as in what to say. I usaully just blush a bit and yeah... thats about it. So anyways what are your replies?
Heh, my snap reaction would be, "I know." But that might be too ****y. Try, "Dang, you're like the fourth girl to say that today! What is it, the khakis?" or something.
 

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"awww..thanks... you're not too bad yourself :)"
[C+F tone]
 

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High School age, High School forum.

Moved to the High School Forum.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Yea i had this happen yesterday 2 chicks walk by one says hes cute the other says yeah he is cute really cute.

So i just smile didnt know what else to do then im walkin around in the club, and 1 of those chicks gets infront of me and starts grindin on me im like whoa lol so i go along with it and dance with her for awhile she wasnt that attractive though.
 
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