"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.
Where and/or How did your Parents meet?
- Thread starter dadmonson
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"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.
Master Bates
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Arizona iced tea
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"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
gösta berling
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They sat next to each other and "felt" a connection. This was during the late
1960's. A couple of years later they were married. Another year passed and
then they got divorced.
Love's young dream.:crazy:
LoneSilver
Master Don Juan
From what I gather Mom gave dad the cold shoulder but she found him handsome with his jet black hair, brown eyes and naturally tanned skin she told me she actually felt insecure by his handsome good looks and felt he was a player.
As time passed my dad warmed my Mom by his personality and he had a yellow Ford rag top that got attention. My Mom a short blonde green eyed beauty and dad married on a Friday May 13th 1949 they've been together 59 years they had 3 sons and I am the youngest.
LoneSilver
You really 'love' your parents huh! Maybe a bit too much
Mine met at work, no idea details, I really should find out.
My mum was the barby doll and my dad a hairy, four eyed football star. Lucky for him for the last part or with his soft, quiet persona, he wouldn't have stood a chance!
It is interesting where people met and if you notice, it's barely EVER through cold approaches. Always through a friend, common interest, school or work.
My brother met his wife in high school, been together 15 years now, I met my long-term girlfriend at University a few years back now.
I.A.F.Y.B.
Master Don Juan
"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.
MooseGod
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Okay, so they actually met through mutual friends and hit it off.
bhsdt97
Don Juan
Same here,except there is a slight twist to the story with my parents which i'm sure none of you care about.Cr1msonKing said:
My parents met at a religious event.
My oldest brother met his wife being set-up by a mutual friend.
Other brother met his wife through a school-specific dating website (run by the university they attended)
My college roommate met her husband on the rebound at a frat party in college...that's a rarity.
Roommate's sister married rebound guy's best friend [double wedding style, how cool is that]
My closest friend in a LTR met his girl through a mutual friend.
Through friends is definitely the easiest way to go, because it's already established social proof. On your own you have to prove it or hope she's desperate enough not to care.
comic_relief
Master Don Juan
Then mom went out on another date with some ******* that tried to molest/rape her at the drive-in movie theater. My dad happened to be walking by and heard her screaming. He reached in, pulled him outside the car, kicked the **** out of him, and then my mom never left my dad's side ever since.
They now had four kids, but one died.
comic_relief
P.S. It reminds me of Back to the Future. Think about it something like that.
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Colin O'Brien
Don Juan
mine met working at a restaurant's in La Jolla CA.. dad was the bartender and mom was the waitress.