"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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Can I still grow taller?

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Im 15 years old and my bone age is 18 years old. Im 5"4 and pretty darn short. I have little arm pit hair and lots of pubic hair(sorry if that's disgusting). Do you think I can still grow? Should I make an appointment with my doctor? I really dislike being short. What bone age does your growth plates close in your legs?
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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My bone age is 18 years old meaning that my bones are the same age of a regular 18 year old. Meaning somehow my bones got 3 year advanced ahead of my normal age and resulting in shorter growth cause the growth plates fuse earlier. My parents are both 5'5ish and my grandpa was 5'9ish
 

Captain Harlock

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don't worry shorty, you keep growing until you're about 20. My parents are both about 5'7'' and me and my sister are both taller than them (5'9'' and 6'2'').

unless you're screwed that is, but you can't find out until you get older. My condolences if that is the case.
 

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Yeah don't worry, because nobody cares about your height.

If you can't get over it, turn it into a positive and take up some kind of motor sport.
 

"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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does anybody know what bone age that your growth plates close?
 

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I stopped growing at 23, so yeah.

Eat well, and sleep well.
 
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