"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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When and how to determine her IL

Desdinova

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There's a lot of people around here who try to determine what a woman's IL is when they're wanting to do a number close. They look for IOIs, try reading her body language, decipering her ********, etc etc.

The only real use for IL is to determine whether you should continue dating a woman or not. Also, a woman's IL should be determined by her actions, not her reactions.

IL should NOT matter when you're going for a number close. Trying to determine this before a number close will prevent you from actually going through with it. IL fluctuates, especially in the early stages of dating, and is a terrible indicator and motivator for doing a number close.

Now, if you notice that she hesitates but gives you her number, do you just toss it away and say "I don't have a chance with her"? NO! You continue with your plan to set up a date with the woman. You invite her out to coffee and get a response. If she agrees, good! If she doesn't agree to your date, try her on another day when she is possibly done her period. If you get a no-go the second round without a counter-offer, then toss her number away. Her lack of action says enough.

If you get a yes to a date, but she cancels at the last minute (or doesn't show up), then you toss her number away. Her action says she's not interested.

Reactions:
- How she interacts with you
- How she responds to a number close
- How she sounds when you put forth a date idea

Actions:
- She doesn't show up for a date
- She flirts with other guys
- She asks for money
- She talks on her cell phone while she's on a date with you

Actions are solid evidence of her interest. Reactions are open to interpretation and differ from woman to woman. Base her IL by her action (or lack of it) to decide if you should continue dating. Other than this, there is no reason to try determining her IL.
 

"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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Desdinova, move this to discussion forum so more people can read this.....very few visit this section these days
 

Desdinova

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A few problems with that...

1) I'm not a mod in this forum
2) People who don't read and try out the tips here are KBJs
3) Anybody who's an experienced DJ doesn't need this tip
 

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I'll add a useful bit.

If it's all setup and you go to pick her up and she flakes, or her dog died, or something stupid..(truthful or not), call up a friend, don't waste the night going 'sigh'.

=)
 

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I wholeheartedly agree, Docs. There's no reason to waste an evening because a woman flaked. A woman should never the the source of your happiness. She should add to your existing happiness.

If she flakes, so what? You can still go out and have fun!
 

"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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