"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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I am currently in the phase of slicking my hair (which is quite verdant in the front) back to cover the wide apex bald spot. It seems like it would be waste to simply go to a complete bald look, especially since it would be totally OVER for me, with my other attractiveness issues. :mad:
 

"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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It's a no-no.

Shave your head completely bold and own it. That's what I do.
 

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Meh, yeah give it a go,
I have a quiff to cover the expanding widows peaks, moreso on one side orginally , but now growing,

what can ya do …
 

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"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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There was a funny UK adult comic magazine called Viz.. they had a running segment called ‘wigwatch’ …funny sh1t
@UK manc -you would know this one

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There was a funny UK adult comic magazine called Viz.. they had a running segment called ‘wigwatch’ …funny sh1t
@UK manc -you would know this one

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Is that Michel Thomas, the great language teacher, on the right? There were rumours he wore hair, but you couldn't usually tell. Unfortunately the hairline is a dead giveaway in that pic. He was a superb language teacher, though, hair issues aside.
 

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Is that Michel Thomas, the great language teacher, on the right? There were rumours he wore hair, but you couldn't usually tell. Unfortunately the hairline is a dead giveaway in that pic. He was a superb language teacher, though, hair issues aside.
ii had to google it. Yeah looks like him.
Wigs are pretty obvious ,most of them.
At nighttime in a bar or club with soft lighting tho, prob not so much…
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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ii had to google it. Yeah looks like him.
Wigs are pretty obvious ,most of them.
At nighttime in a bar or club with soft lighting tho, prob not so much…
I thought it was him, having had some of his CD courses, I recognised him even with his eyes disguised.

These days there are much more advanced, affordable hair systems which, if done right, are virtually undetectable, however that wasn't the case so much in the past, hence the 'terrible syrup' jokes.

That said, the Sean Connery pic was a hairpiece, and that was in the 1960s, so maybe the TV studios had the tech to make them look realistic even back then, but only the rich could afford that level of realism. Everyone else who wore hair had to be a laughing stock.
 
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I thought it was him, having had some of his CD courses, I recognised him even with his eyes disguised.

These days there are much more advanced, affordable hair systems which, if done right, are virtually undetectable, however that wasn't the case so much in the past, hence the 'terrible syrup' jokes.

That said, the Sean Connery pic was a hairpiece, and that was in the 1960s, so maybe the TV studios had the tech to make them look realistic even back then, but only the rich could afford that level of realism. Everyone else who wore hair had to be a laughing stock.
Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne was the poster boy for Advanced Hair Systems here in Aus.
it’s was touted as hair regrowth or transplant ..but I suspect a wig tbh.
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I am currently in the phase of slicking my hair (which is quite verdant in the front) back to cover the wide apex bald spot. It seems like it would be waste to simply go to a complete bald look, especially since it would be totally OVER for me, with my other attractiveness issues. :mad:
Just get a hair piece like Sean Connery
 

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If you go down the wig road,just make sure its applied properly,maintained,and not a piece of cheap crap from Ebay. In my previous workplace,I came across many such blokes,and its amazing how they open up to you,Iv seen some wigs that were indectectable,was amazed when told,and some that even Stevie Wonder could spot. You cannot buy a wig for £10,slap it on your head any old how and expect it to look real,and yet,iv seen many blokes do exactly this
 

"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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