"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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Which one of these shoes is best...

Soprano

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Alright I've never bought anything aside from boots and sneakers before lol... Any help would be really appreciated...

I found a few shoes I like, eliminated the ones that don't fit, and am left with these.... Which of these do you think the best with jeans? Khakis?

i'm not really talkin them skin tight kinda jeans, but nice ones like Diesel etc.

1. http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/2359905/c/22300/reviewcount/15.html
2. http://www.timberland.com/product/i...&fpricesort=priceDescending&parentPage=search / http://www.timberland.com/product/i...&fpricesort=priceDescending&parentPage=search
3. http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/2277678/c/103/g/men/w/2.html
4. http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3155548/c/19.html
5. http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/7176673/c/10001/g/men/w/2.html
 

"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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Those are all pretty ugly. I don't like square toeboxes though, so nothing in that style agrees with me. If I had to pick one, I'd go with the Maddens.

If you're looking for a shoe to wear with more fitted jeans, look for a pointier toe. And don't wear wide bootcut jeans with any of those shoes, if you get them.
 

Soprano

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i was looking at some kenneth cole shoes i liked but they didnt have them in my size :(
 

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deer stags are the slickest
 

"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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Scrumtulescence

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The Deerstags, definitely. If not those, then the Rockports. I recently bought a dark brown pair of Axcess shoes that are the same style as those Deerstags and they're great as dress shoes yet work really well with jeans.
 

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You can wear #2 with more different clothes since they're black. Its harder to mix the tan color with others. They also have the best style.
 

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I guess the deer stags are the best looking, but I'd still spring for a pair of Kenith Coles.
 

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I dont really like any of those, I hate that slip on kinda elastic multi purpose boot-shoe kinda look, its something I see my dad in....
 
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