"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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How Can I Feel Better About My Acne???

Bigtrucker2008

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I've had pimples and such in the past, but nothing like a few months ago, when I had I breakout. I didnt understand why it happened. Why me??? I had always gotten compliments about how good I looked and such, but now all I hear a lot is how to get rid of the bumps on my face. I hate this. I haven't even taken a new myspace picture because of this. I used to get ALL KINDS of chicks. Girls that many guys wouldn't picture themselves with. But now, it's just NOT happening.

My question is, how can I feel better about having this acne??? I mean, the main problem is the spots that remain when the acne is gone. They look horrible in my opinion!!!!! I've seen WAY worse than me, but it's just the face that this wasn't on my face just a few months ago.
 

"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.

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penkitten

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just knowing that acne doesnt last forever should make you feel a little better.
 

ChapStick

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Go see a dermatologist... They'll help you out big time.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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thehexman

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One thing that really helped me is wet shaving. Remember that shaving cream or gel is a certain type of soap, and shaving is in fact a gentle skin peeling. It gets all those dead skin cells, oils, talg, whatever off your face gently. You might even want to consider getting a badger brush, those things are really fun.

Remember to use a really sharp blade though, and don't press down or you will cut off the tip of each pimple. Easy does it!
 

DrD77

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i use to have a major problem with acne too. i went to a dermatologist and its almost all gone. it was making me feel horrible about myself as mine looked so disgusting. go to a dermatologist man.
 
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