BaronOfHair
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Her lower half would be far more alluring, if her pants were tighter
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Her lower half would be far more alluring, if her pants were tighter
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.
(5) Why does some fashion repeat while others fad? | LinkedInThe question though is: Why would fashion trends embrace such a bad look (especially a bad look that used to be in style...and went out of style for good reason)?
The 90s should have made us learn from the error of a woman wearing baggy pants
Yeah, I've noticed Gen Z young men wearing baggy pants too.
I don't even like to wear baggy pants as a guy.
I once wore baggy pants (they were in style, for a guy at least, in my younger days). By the time I was halfway through high school, however, tighter pants came into style. My pants then tightened (by college, I was wearing the skintight drainpipe jeans).
Even though I don't wear the drainpipe jeans anymore (I don't know if they even make drainpipe jeans for a guy anymore), I'm never going back to baggy pants. Looking back on my 12-15 year old self, I see how sloppy and ridiculous baggy pants looked (they look equally ridiculous on the young folk embracing baggy pants in the current year)
My point? Since baggy pants are a bad look even for a guy, it goes without saying that it's a bad look on a broad.
I doubt her boyfriend minds since he gets to smash it and see her without those pants. Plus, it seems she doesn't wear them all the time.Her lower half would be far more alluring, if her pants were tighter

You're right, it could simply be a matter of "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" (to explain why the younger generation wears baggy pants)(5) Why does some fashion repeat while others fad? | LinkedIn
I wear straight jeans and prefer them to slim fit. The point is, that’s what’s in style for the younger generation. Trends like septum piercings and broccoli hair are popular, and for many young people, it’s all about “when in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
While I understand that these trends appeal to some, everyone has their own preferences. For example, I’m not a fan of septum piercings, but I don’t complain about it. I respect that some people like them. If I were to date someone with a septum piercing, I might playfully suggest they take it out, as I believe a lighthearted approach would be more effective for them to take my lead. However, I doubt I would date someone with a septum piercing in the first place.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
I remember the whale tail trend being super popular when I was in 8th grade.There are signs https://nypost.com/2024/08/02/lifes...-xcx-billie-eilish-rebellious-and-subversive/ that things are changing
Perhaps they can also resurrect a love of comedy and a willingness to defend it ferociously, even when not personally finding the joke all that funny. A return to the social atmosphere we enjoyed during even the late 90s-early 2000s, imperfect though it was, would be most welcomeI found a promising article:
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Millennial explains to Gen Z the true meaning of low-rise jeans
The woman wanted to talk about a controversial fashion staple of the early 2000s.www.newsweek.com
Apparently the low rise jeans of the early 2000s are the latest old trend to come back into style. Hopefully this means the trend of a modern-day young woman rocking the baggy pants of the 90s has died out (the article even mentions the 90s mom jeans Gen Z trend)
I speak for a lot of men when I say low rise jeans are a good look on a woman. Even if the low rise jeans Gen Z is bringing back aren't as low rise as the early 2000s low rise jeans, still a step in the right direction.
Was a kid in that era; agree it'd be an awesome era to return to in some ways (if we're lucky, perhaps the dating/sex marketplace could return to that era)Perhaps they can also resurrect a love of comedy and a willingness to defend it ferociously, even when not personally finding the joke all that funny. A return to the social atmosphere we enjoyed during even the late 90s-early 2000s, imperfect though it was, would be most welcome
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.
Fellas of your ilk wouldn't have had a proliferation of Incel and MGTOW forums online to retreat into, this is trueI guess I was born 20 years too late. If only I was 33 in 2004, I wouldn't be dealing with the oversatutation of the 2024 market.
Dating in 2004 was not some magical time either. You likely would have struggled as a 33 year old in 2004.I guess I was born 20 years too late. If only I was 33 in 2004, I wouldn't be dealing with the oversatutation of the 2024 market.
More importantly, even though online dating existed in 2004, we weren't yet at the point where broads could get thousands of suitors right after setting up a profile.Fellas of your ilk wouldn't have had a proliferation of Incel and MGTOW forums online to retreat into, this is true
I'm not saying I would have slayed at 33 in an alternative universe where I was born 20 years sooner.Dating in 2004 was not some magical time either. You likely would have struggled as a 33 year old in 2004.
You have a lot of work to do on fixing your mindset and some other issues.
Even if you could have been 33 in 2004, I don't think the end outcome would have changed too much.
There are some things I miss about dating in 2004. When 2004 was happening, I was 20-21. There were some good elements of that time.
I can't go back to 2004 even if I wanted to do that. I need to create solutions for the present time, not daydream about a period that I can't re-create now.
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.
Awhile back, there was a vanishingly small clique of women who emulated Billie Ellish and the likes fondness for baggy garb. As you say though, this wasn't most chicksThis thread seems a bit ridiculous to me.
Dallas women don't tend to wear baggy pants. There might be some subculture around Dallas where women would wear baggy pants but I've never seen it in all the years I've lived here.
Dallas women are into looking good and presenting themselves well. Baggy pants aren't going to do that for them.
https://genius.com/Don-henley-the-boys-of-summer-lyricsI can't go back to 2004 even if I wanted to do that. I need to create solutions for the present time, not daydream about a period that I can't re-create now.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.