"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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mangotot

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'Are you woman enough for me?'. Wait for a reply and transition to other conversation.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Any time I encounter a "compliment" that could be either a true compliment, a tease, a put-down, or whatever.. I give a relaxed "Well that's very kind of you to say," and then I change the subject.

It's just kind of a nothing reply, but it's unassailable, doesn't make you sound like a douche or a dork, and prevents you from standing there dumbfounded.

If you can come up with a witty reply (none of the above posts offered one, no offense), then go with that. But I think mine is a good backup if you can't.

If the person then replies, "I was just kidding," or "I was being sarcastic," you say, "Oh, I see," and then again change the subject.
 

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Zarky said:
Any time I encounter a "compliment" that could be either a true compliment, a tease, a put-down, or whatever.. I give a relaxed "Well that's very kind of you to say," and then I change the subject.
If there is a possibility at all they are trying to put you down the last thing you want to say is "Well that's kind of you to say".
 
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