"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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why can i only be c&f to some women but not all?

sharkbeat

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Why is that I can be c&f and playful to certain girls but not all?
For example, this is a convo I had with one girl:

Her: can I hit you?
Sb: I'm cute. You can't hit me.
Her: I had sushi with alcohol. I feel like punching somebody.
Sb: right. Blame it on the alcohol.
Her. Please please.
Sb: scary.
Her: scary??
Sb: sneaky.
Her: scary!? Sneaky??? Please..hug hug
Sb: ooo punch!
Her: hey!!

All of these happened without me thinking at all. But with other women I just approached, i can't pull this one off.
 

"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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TheBucketOfTruth

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Well what do you find makes the difference? Describe situations where you might be able to be C&F vs. ones where you wouldn't be.
 

Jitterbug

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Don't treat C&F like a hammer, and every interaction you have with women like nails.
 

jophil28

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Jitterbug said:
Don't treat C&F like a hammer, and every interaction you have with women like nails.
Yes, most guys overuse C&F and try to make it their new conversational style. Consequently, they rapid fire.

****y/ funny was never designed to replace your natural convo style. It works best as a well placed addition - like salt and pepper on a good steak.
 

Kailex

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I've found that C&F is sensed as irritating when a woman has been drinking.

C&F is meant to break down the shield.
Alcohol already did that for you.
 

"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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st_99

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it sounds like you just cant be yourself and completely relaxed around better looking girls. Thats kind of what it sounds like you're saying, its common.

If thats what it is, its just simply lack of experience dealing with
hot girls.
 

squirrels

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Self-confidence?

C&F is easy with:

- Girls you aren't trying to hook up with
- Girls that you feel you "deserve" to hook up with

If you try that stuff with a girl that you have on a pedestal above you somewhere in terms of value estimation, you're not going to be able to sell it. It'll look to her like what it is...a "cheap trick".

Stop using "C&F". Be c*cky. Be funny. And if the situation doesn't warrant it...don't.
 
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