"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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How many of you wear a beard or mustache?

Dark Chivalry

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I know most girls say they want a clean shaven man, but since I grew my beard out last year I've been making a more mature impression at work. The higher ups treat me differently than other guys my age. When it comes to women, I think it makes me look more masculine, yet also more stable. Women seem to trust me more. My sister said it gave me an old fashioned, distinguished look.

Do you wear a beard? How has it affected your first impression?
 

"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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Eccentric

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My beard grows really fast. I usually let it go to a 5 o'clock shadow for a day or 2 then shave it before it becomes thick and irritable. I definitely look older for those days, but it's usually not worth it.
 

STR8UP

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I'm just plain lazy and avoid shaving as much as possible. sometimes I will go a week without shaving.

As for women, usually they will say something like "what's up with the stubble?" or something of the sort. Just when I'm thinking they aren't diggin' it, they say "I kind of like it". So I guess it works for me.
 

Dark Chivalry

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STR8UP said:
As for women, usually they will say something like "what's up with the stubble?" or something of the sort. Just when I'm thinking they aren't diggin' it, they say "I kind of like it".
Women don't know what they want anyway.

I look like a cad/jerk without it and while that gets them moist, it also requires more game to get them to trust me.
 

grr

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Best beard is the frat boy beard. Don't let it grow past 2 days without trimming it, shave upper cheeks and neck.
 

"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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