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Don Juan
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im thinking of getting my ear pierced, anyone have expereince with this? which ear? stud or ring?
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
I use to think the same thing until I got both of my ears pierced and I can honestly say I should have done it a long time ago. It adds something to you overall look that's just make you stand out more than you would without them.KillaCam said:I know many people who have done it. And I hate to say it, but ear piercings look kinda..fruity.
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.
I'll trust you on that. I'm sure on the right person is can look good, just don't over feminize yourselfFaded Image said:I use to think the same thing until I got both of my ears pierced and I can honestly say I should have done it a long time ago. It adds something to you overall look that's just make you stand out more than you would without them.
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.
i enlisted in the reserves, but during my spare time i would like a earring, thats all. if i get it pierced now, and goes off in a month, would the dirty environment cause an infection easily?doctoroxygen said:I don't support gun piercing because the people who do them aren't trained body piercers. They just point the gun at your ear in a rough approximation of where you want the earring, pull the trigger, and hope for the best as the jewelry smashes through your flesh... Needle piercing is comparatively clean, and the piercing heals much cleaner. It's also a rush to feel the needle going through your ear.
Bootcamp as in military bootcamp? You probably shouldn't get a piercing at all, if that's the case.
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.