"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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Originally posted by Eternal
I'm sure you two will spend the day getting off...;)
you have been hiding in our linen closet, haha !! busted!!
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Originally posted by penkitten
you have been hiding in our linen closet, haha !! busted!!
Wait, no, I just...Erm...Had to clean it out. You know how messy it can get in there...

*Turns off camera.*
 

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Originally posted by Eternal
Wait, no, I just...Erm...Had to clean it out. You know how messy it can get in there...

*Turns off camera.*

is that the unsensored version?
 

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Originally posted by penkitten
is that the unsensored version?
Of course. Who would want a censored version? That'd be like having fat-free lard.
 

"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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Money...and more money.

Cash, money, "benjamins," money, coins, money, greenbacks, money, green stuff, money, and more money.

Did I mention that I want money?

:)

It's the universal gift certificate that never expires. Plus, unlike other things, you WANT to have as many duplicates as possible.

Ben

P.S. Jewelry won't be so bad either, but I'd still rather have more money.
 

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-Dvd Burner
-Tivo or similar tv recorder
-iPod (because my archos sucks balls)
-Banana Republic Sweater
-Clothes, clothes and more clothes


God Penkitten, Gio, and eternal... Can you guys join a thread without derailing it?
 

Eternal

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Originally posted by Vincent
-Dvd Burner
-Tivo or similar tv recorder
-iPod (because my archos sucks balls)
-Banana Republic Sweater
-Clothes, clothes and more clothes


God Penkitten, Gio, and eternal... Can you guys join a thread without derailing it?
There was that one back in '92...
 

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derailing.. lol.

I have an image of a sosuave.com family...
Gio with Pen and Eternal as their... dog.


I don't really want anything.
Well, money could come handy.
 

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I just want to get gas money and Spider-man 2 on DVD. I also think that I am getting Elf on DVD also.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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I could use a new leather trench coat.:D






Hint hint. ;)
 
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