"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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Beard or no beard?

magickarl

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I've heard a lot of mixed responses from both the ladies and other dudes on what they think about beards.

Some women say it makes the man look scraggly

Some women say it makes the man look rugged and sexy

Some women say it really depends on the guy, and that some men can pull it off, and others just can't.

I say my beard looks bad ass. I try to keep it well trimmed, which is what most girls say is the most important thing about beards to them.

I know that it all comes down to what I want, and since I like my beard, I'm not going to shave it off for any woman until I decide its time to go on my own. But I was just wondering what the guys here thought about bearding it up in this day and age.

Pictures of my beard

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/ind...iewPicture&friendID=268714595&albumId=1094503
 

"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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Pakwah

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its all in the ladies preference. i was clean shaven for sooo long, finally let it grow, thought it looked stupid but everyone else was tellin me otherwise.
 

fourblueballs

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As long as it looks clean, your all set.

Try shaping it.... play with it a bit. See how it turns out.

Go check out.. a professional stylist. Let them get there take at it... and do something up for you.

I use to rock a nice chin strap back in the day.. then I joined the Fire Dept. and had to shave it off. Bastards! lol

Anyways to recap. As long as it looks clean.. and well maintained.. you can rock w/e you want! :)
 

magickarl

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Well I guess what I'm asking in particular is if my beard is good to go. I think I have it shaped pretty well.
 

DJDamage

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"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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tsmith2334

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magickarl said:
Well I guess what I'm asking in particular is if my beard is good to go. I think I have it shaped pretty well.
I have a beard like that. Yours looks good by the way.

I think it does truly depend on preference. Just like some guys are attracted to blondes, brunettes, etc.

I'll say this much though, if you're a college student and you want to attract younger girls a beard often helps. If you can grow a decent, nicely trimmed beard, certain girls will be all over it. Some even get drunk and start touching mine, no lie. :rockon:

Plus, there are all different variations. I don't really like chin straps or thick beards, I like the stubble look running along the jaw line and about halfway up to my cheeks.
 
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