"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Anyone warmed to this idea yet? It's been a fashion in Asia for decades.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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SayWhat

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And how about necklaces? I've been thinking about the idea of wearing some of those wooden beads
 

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Thomson said:
Anyone warmed to this idea yet? It's been a fashion in Asia for decades.
It's been a fashion in the States for decades also. That said, as an old fashioned geezer, I despise it. Is it a coincidence that guys are wearing earrings at the same time men are being more and more feminized?
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Earrings are ok nowadays since men wear earrings and can look trendy. You just have to wear earrings that look masculine enough not no hoop earrings for instance.
 

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I did when I was like 16.

had it till like 19.
 

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It will always look feminine in my opinion, especially when celebrities like Justin Bieber wear them.

To me earrings on men either represent womanly (or gay) men, and wannabe tough guys.
 

"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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diamonds and studs are fine. make some dudes look better.

anyone saying otherwise likely has little fashion sense, or is old and out of touch with today's youth.
 

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Thomson said:
Anyone warmed to this idea yet? It's been a fashion in Asia for decades.
Warmed up to the idea? Guys have been wearing earrings in the USA for a long time now.

It really depends on the guys style if itll fit him or not. Myself though, I have smalls stretches in my ears. So I use plugs. Nothing too big. Im still able to take them out and look proper in a business suit.
 

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Zarky said:
guessing that OP's trolling. Earrings on guys haven't been "cool" since about 1994.
tons of dudes still wear em. diamonds and black studs look good on guys who can rock the soccer look.
 

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yougottaknow90 said:
tons of dudes still wear em. diamonds and black studs look good on guys who can rock the soccer look.
I'll take your word for that. The only ones I see are the big "gauge" ones where you can actually see through the earlobe. If you're going for the permanently unemployed hipster look then that could work for ya. But the studs and the dangly ones are definitely out in SoCal and have been for some time. I literally don't see any at all.
 

"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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I think the one on the left ear means you crossed equator, and the one on the right ear means you got f'cked by the whole crew. If you gonna get an earring, first make sure you getting it on the right ear.
 

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yougottaknow90 said:
diamonds and studs are fine. make some dudes look better.

anyone saying otherwise likely has little fashion sense, or is old and out of touch with today's youth.
No. Today's youth have been feminized and emasculated. Earrings? You have to be kidding me. Might as well get a tramp stamp on your a$$ and put a bone through your nose. Man purse optional.

If I interviewed a guy with earrings for a job, the interview would be over before it started.
 

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5string said:
No. Today's youth have been feminized and emasculated. Earrings? You have to be kidding me. Might as well get a tramp stamp on your a$$ and put a bone through your nose. Man purse optional.

If I interviewed a guy with earrings for a job, the interview would be over before it started.
You a employer? Give me a job!
 

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5string said:
No. Today's youth have been feminized and emasculated. Earrings? You have to be kidding me. Might as well get a tramp stamp on your a$$ and put a bone through your nose. Man purse optional.
Lol, you are a riot, 5string! :crackup:
 

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Earrings on a guy?

Might as well wear some panties too.
And lipstick...
 

"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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