Bokanovsky
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Has anyone here gotten braces as an adult? Were you happy with the results? Did you go with traditional braces or Invisalign?
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
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.
Getting braces as an adult
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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
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.
corsica
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I tried removable ones as a teenager and I didn’t have the discipline to use it.
I had regular ones at late 20’s. It sucked but it was only for a year. It was worth it butI had a single teeth to fix.
Invisalign seems great for an adult. It’s more discreet and you can remove it to eat and/or during a date.
I think Smile Direct has the same product and it costs half. I remember people having a promo code making the treatment ~$800. That was 2-3 years ago though.
I had regular ones at late 20’s. It sucked but it was only for a year. It was worth it butI had a single teeth to fix.
Invisalign seems great for an adult. It’s more discreet and you can remove it to eat and/or during a date.
I think Smile Direct has the same product and it costs half. I remember people having a promo code making the treatment ~$800. That was 2-3 years ago though.
Bible_Belt
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If you do any sort of sport where you might get hit in the mouth, you're going to want a protective mouthpiece.
Kotaix
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My gf did invisalign recently. she thinks it was very much worth the money. She had braces as a child, and she still needed the correction done again.
Braces will hurt your teeth and your cheeks. Invisalign just hurts your teeth. Either way you will have to wear a retainer for the rest of your life to keep them straight in the long run.
Braces will hurt your teeth and your cheeks. Invisalign just hurts your teeth. Either way you will have to wear a retainer for the rest of your life to keep them straight in the long run.
BackInTheGame78
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Braces are so much different and better than they were when I had mine over 30 years ago that you can get ones that arent even noticeable and I believe ones that go on the back of your teeth.
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.