"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 to Settle

Alkali

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I've always had this problem. By that, I mean I've never conquered it.

I'd rather wait for exactly what I want rather than get what I can.

This applies to women as well, naturally.

So here I am, a devilishly handsome senior, wondering which girl to go for.

I'd appreciate some advice.

Girl 1: One Hot Horror (Yeah, I know that's not the correct spelling)

Hot. But loose (or so I've heard.)

I saw her a few times over the summer, she was very flirty.

I know she thinks I'm cute, but she hasn't approached since the year began.

Rather strange. She's a nine, very sweet, very bright, and very promiscuous.

I think her more than friendly attitude towards me isn't exactly special...

So I don’t know, this girl liked me way back when, I liked her, and now we haven't talked.

Girl 2: A Needy Nancy.

She's cute too, probably a seven or eight. However, as the title implies, there are some negatives.

She's not the smartest cookie out there.

She's in my advanced classes, but often needs help and rarely catches my humour.

She has a needy edge to her. A friend commented that she acted like we're married.

I was talking to another girl in another section of the room, she threw me a look.

After being told to return to my seat, I moved back one to talk to a different girl.

She asked me (in a hurt, desperate tone) why I all of sudden didn't want to sit next to her.

Later that day she made it (even more) clear that she liked me.

Not sure about this one.

Girl 3: Tall, Blonde, and...Hairy?

This girl's cool, I know her from last year, and she's also the girl that provoked Girl 2's jealousy.

She's blonde, athletic and pretty. Seven and a half in the looks department, nothing is really wrong with this girl.

But I wish she'd shave her arms. It's not bad all, I'm just a stickler on these things.

That isn't something you can suggest to a girl though..."Ever think about shaving your forearms?"

Actually, this girl isn't needy enough. Huh, that's peculiar.

Girl 4: Religious differences.

This girl's cute as well, though not as cute as the aforementioned. Six and one half.

She's nice though. We hit it off before we began to discuss religion.

I'm agnostic, she's a hardcore Christian. I hate it when people try to save my soul...

Girl 5: Shot in the Dark

Not extraordinarily pretty, probably an eight, but very sweet and very, very intelligent.

However, whereas Girls 1-4 I'm at least 90% positive that I could get, this girl I haven't even spoken to.

This year...

She's really more of an acquaintance than a friend. Nonetheless, this is a girl I'd love to go out with.

Girl 6: Magic Hour

This girl went head over heels for me in a single day. Yeah, I guess I'm that good.

Shy and ****y, a nice mix

However, she's a year younger than me. Six and a half or seven.

I think I could do better, but I'm tempted to settle.

Girl 7: Quiet...

Shy to a fault. It made me want her that much more lol.

A few of her friends like me, so I don't know, but I've been chivalrous with this girl.

She’s cute, intelligent, shy, innocent, and quiet. That's what I like about this one.

Probably a seven.

Girl 8: Hot Blonde

Don't know a thing about her, haven't seen her before, haven't talked to her.

But I'm so going to. She's off the charts.

These are the only girls I'm currently interested in and that I see for the majority of the week.

Assume that they're all single.

I need a girlfriend by the end of the month. I'm dying September 20th.

And no, I didn't rank them without knowing it.

They're in order from when I see them throughout a day.

So I need (good) advice sooner rather than later. :whistle:
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Cremasta

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Avoid Girl 4 at all costs
Approach Girl 2 with caution
Girls 5 and 7 could be ok... it depends on how big their boobs are.
Screw the guts out of Girl 1
and the rest... flip a coin
 

JJMcLure

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You are engaging in mental masturbation, this isn't a shopping catalogue. Make a move on more than one, see what works out - you shouldn't be looking to be exclusive this early on anyway. Planning and hesitating like this is a route to oneitis (especially if the one you "pick" rejects you). In addition, it is only likely to hurt your chances as you will have built this up in your mind and it will come across in your interactions with her. Hell, two of them you haven't even spoken to and one other you don't speak to any more!

One point - don't try to engage in this "finding perfection" routine with chicks, you risk being single a long time and building up less experience with chicks (and the more experience you get the easier it is to get the one you want). I'm not saying drop your standards, but don't take it so seriously like there are massive consequences to a decision to make a move on a chick. Just have fun (that's what chicks want too) and if it doesn't work out just move on.
 

Alkali

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Right. I could go for all of them. But I think it would take a week tops.

So there isn't a point really.

Note that I'm in highschool and the girls here won't put out without going out.

...Exclusively.

I like them all, could see myself going out with them all.

I'd prefer if posts were more like Cremasta but more decisive.

On that subject, Cremasta can you explain the boob thing?
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Cremasta

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Alkali said:
On that subject, Cremasta can you explain the boob thing?
I like 'em big! If there's a girl who I could take or leave, then a great pair will put them over the line...
 

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Go for 2, 3, 5, or maybe 6. Avoid #1; never love a hor.

And McClure makes a good point.
 

I.A.F.Y.B.

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Date ALL of them. Or which ever ones accept you! Number 4 is most likely a virgin and a non hor. But, you probably looking for sex. So, date all the ones you can and then, find which one is right or you!
 
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