"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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Wish me luck today

ShizamDaMan

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Today at 2PM I got a meeting with my hall director. An RA came into our room and saw the hookah we were building. He wrote us up because he thought it was a beer bong, and made us destroy it. Hookahs are prefectly allowed in the dorms, but beer bongs arent. Weird rules.

50 bucks worth of stuff was taken from us. Since I'm the first to meet with the HD, I need to make our case as to why that RA was being a **** and we want our stuff and some money back.

Can't afford to be in trouble for anymore ****, so wish me luck :) :cool:
 

"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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A man makes his own luck!
 

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Originally posted by Julian
A man makes his own luck!
Good point.

I think the 3 page explanation of the event will pretty much keep my balls away from the band saw, but it never hurts to get some help from DJ's in spirit :)
 

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that sucks dude!!

but yeah, looks like I'm gonna be a RA this year :cool: muhahaha

ill probably be the most layed back ra ever.
 

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Originally posted by Centaurion
that sucks dude!!

but yeah, looks like I'm gonna be a RA this year :cool: muhahaha

ill probably be the most layed back ra ever.
Rock on man. I'm trying out for an RA position next autumn quarter. I think that most residents won't have issues with my policies :cool:
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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